HEALTH INITIATIVES

B. Prevention of Childhood Injuries

 Intentional and Unintentional Recommendations by the IPA/WHO/UNICEF/HKPS Pre-Congress Workshop, held in Hong Kong, on March 22-23, 1997    

                                                                     

The subjects of the above workshop, held during the 9th Asian Pediatric Congress were Home Safety, Road Safety, Playground and Outdoor Safety, Physical Abuse, Neglect, Emotional Abuse and Sexual Abuse. 

 

Among the recommendations made were: 

  • Individual participants should take back to their pediatric societies such resolutions and declarations, the societies then being in a position to advise and pressure appropriate legislators and government ministries to enact them. 

  • The role of the pediatrician is clear in the childhood injury field; it is important to recognize more “child health” aspects of care above traditional, more academic – clinical specialization.

  • Pediatric societies should be encouraged to form injury groups with emphasis on recognition and prevention.

  • The International Pediatric Association (IPA) should promote courses for pediatricians on recognition,  handling and prevention of injuries, particularly for physical and sexual abuse.  APPA will promote the creation of visiting fellowships to developing countries to encourage and help towards prevention of all childhood injuries.

  • Legislation is a key to so many aspects of childhood injury handling and prevention, and IPA and pediatric societies must work hard towards cooperating, coordinating, advising appropriate branches of government.

Nevertheless, there has been sustained efforts among the APPA member-countries to combat childhood injury problems with considerable progress.

Announcement

 

APSSEAR (Association of Pediatric Societies of Southeast Asian Region) is now known as APPA (Asian Pacific Pediatric Association)!

This move was decided at the meeting of the Council in Bangkok, Thailand in November 2003. The change is to truly reflect the composition of the member societies.

With this, the webpage which was previously at apssear.com have now shifted to its current site http://www.appassoc.org

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

  
 
 

Updated July 2006


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