Bulletin of the World Health Organization articles

Recent articles from Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Child injuries and violence: responding to a global challenge.(Editorial)
May 1, 2009... Injuries and violence are a significant cause of child death and physical and psychological disability. Every year injuries and violence kill approximately 950 000 children (aged less than 18 years) and injure or disable tens of millions more as discussed in the recent World report on child...

Rehabilitation of the injured child.(Editorials)
May 1, 2009... Several recent surveys have highlighted the significant risks of disability experienced by injured children. (1) While the distinction is inadequately captured in most databases, disability results from the interaction between the injured child and their environment, and encompasses...

Prevention is better than cure: as in many parts of the world, child sexual abuse in Swaziland is widespread and goes largely unreported. Swaziland is one of the few low- and middle-income countries to have acknowledged the problem.(News)
May 1, 2009... "He started inviting me to spend the nights with him when my mother was at work," recalls Ntombi (name changed), a Swazi now in her mid-twenties who was raped by her father on a routine basis from the age of twelve. "He said if I said anything to my morn, he would kill me. He said he would...

Healing child soldiers: a united nations treaty prohibiting the use of children in hostilities has been ratified by 126 countries, but at least 250 000 child soldiers are currently involved in armed conflicts worldwide. the united nations children's fund (UNICEF) and its partners struggle to repair the damage.(News)
May 1, 2009... They are recruited to act as fighters, porters, cooks, messengers, spies and sex slaves. They are often forced to bear arms and participate in killing. But the physical and psychological harm done to so-called 'child soldiers' is not limited to the combat zone. The collapse of civil society...

Fragile brain, handle with care; Jonathan Dart and Sarah Cumberland report on a form of child abuse that is not instantly recognizable, but the consequences can be dire. in the absence of treatment, Australian doctors are trying to improve diagnosis and agree the focus must be on prevention.(News)
May 1, 2009... The scenario is all too common. A baby is brought to Sydney Children's Hospital, Australia, suffering seizures, vomiting, irritability and lethargy. There are no obvious injuries and its mother has no explanation for the child's symptoms. The examining doctor may think the baby has a...