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World report on child injury prevention 2008
Health Systems
Maternal and Child Health
Description
Child injuries have been neglected for many years, and are largely absent from child survival initiatives presently on the global agenda. Th rough this World report on child injury prevention, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children��s Fund and many partners have set out to elevate child injury to a priority for the global public health and development communities. Th e knowledge and experience of nearly two hundred experts from all continents and various sectors were invaluable in grounding the report in the realities faced in many countries.