[afro-nets] World report on child injury prevention

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World report on child injury prevention

World Health Organization 2008 - Joint WHO / UNICEF Report

Available online as PDF file [232p.] at:
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241563574_eng.pdf

"…..Every day more than 2000 children and teenagers die from an injury which could have been prevented. This joint WHO / UNICEF report is a plea to keep kids safe by promoting evidence-based injury prevention interventions and sustained investment by all sectors. The report presents the current knowledge about the five most important causes of unintentional injury – road traffic injuries, drowning, burns, falls and poisoning – and makes seven recommendations for action…"

Edited by Margie Peden, Kayode Oyegbite, Joan Ozanne-Smith, Adnan A Hyder, Christine Branche, AKM Fazlur Rahman, Frederick Rivara and Kidist Bartolomeos

Content

Introduction

Chapter 1. Child injuries in context

Chapter 2. Road traffic injuries

Chapter 3. Drowning

Chapter 4. Burns

Chapter 5. Falls

Chapter 6. Poisonings

Chapter 7. Conclusions and Recommendations

Statistical Annex

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Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)
mailto:ruglucia@paho.org