Thoughts from Southern Africa
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa (Tel: +27-21-658 5199, fax: +27-21-689 1287, e-mail: daveb@redxch.wcape.gov.za)
What are the elements which are truly indispensable to the philosophy and practice of child safety? Research? Academic debate? Funding, perhaps? If our window on the world is framed by a higher education in health related disciplines, the contents of peer review journals, the occasional scientific meeting and an unfailing adherence to Haddon's matrix, then the above mentioned elements will most probably rate highly among our list of priorities. If …







