Child safety in SA Child Safe is a non-profit South African
organization focused on promoting the optimal health and
development of all children under the age of 18. According to
Child Safe annually more than 7000 South African children, under
15 years die from injuries – this is at least 20 children a day.
In addition the organisation says for the thousands of children
treated in hospital for injuries, most of the injuries could
have easily been prevented. Safe Kids SA, part of a global
network of organisations campaigning against accidental
childhood injury, reveals that in SA most of the leading cause
of injuries in children are motor vehicle crashes relating to
pedestrian fatalities, followed by fires, drowning, poisoning
and falls. Getting safety smart Michelle Jacobs of Baby Proof, a
Johannesburg company specialising in child proofing homes
believes that most parents are aware of the concept of child
safety, however understanding and implementing child safety
devices can be somewhat overwhelming and com