Childsafe
South Africa
| Children/Education
More information
In 1978, due to a growing concern about the number of child injures in South Africa, the Child Safety Centre was established as part of the department of Paediatric Surgery at the Red Cross Children's Hospital. Professor Sid Cywes, previous Head of Paediatric Surgery initiated the establishment of the Safety Centre and then CAPFSA. The Child Safety Centres role was to undertake structured research on the causes and effects on accidents. Using the data collected over years, various safety educational programmes were put in place. Childsafe is a campaign of the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa (CAPFSA) and Safe Kids Worldwide. We promote optimal health and development of all children under the age of 18. Childsafe assists in reducing injuries of all severity through research, education, environmental change and recommendations for legislation.
