World Health Organization 15th International Safe Communities Conference, Cape Town, 9 -11 April 2006

The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa has won the bid to organize and will host the prestigious WHO 15thInternational Safe Communities Conference in Cape Town 9-11 April 2006 at the CTICC, for the first time on the African Continent.

This conference is community-based and will focus on creating Safety Networks within the local communities, and it is more than likely that Cape Town might qualify to become part of the WHO International Safe Communities Network.

The utmost importance of safe communities has been recently highlighted with the tragedies that occurred for instance with the Tsunami in South East Asia, the floods in New Orleans and the earthquake in Kashmir.

Cape Town also has been shaken recently with a large number of accidents, injuries, deaths and disappearances, in particular of children.

The central theme of this conference will be focused around three topics:

1. Creating a Safe Community
2. Creating Safe Schools
3. Creating a Safe Home

Since the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa is hosting this conference the Organizing and Scientific Committee have decided to particular focus on poor children in the developing world, since they are the most vulnerable and numerous.

It is intended to launch a New Global Initiative focusing on “A safer community for children in low-income regions”.

The deadline for abstracts is 30 November 2005.

Web Address 15th ISCC Cape Town:
http://www.uct-cmc.co.za/conference/2006/safecom/info.php
Email: [email protected]