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Child Safety Report Cards launched
Despite injury reductions and safety improvements achieved by many Member States over the last 20 to 30 years, injury remains a leading cause of death for children and adolescents in every Member State in Europe.

Each year about 10,000 children die needlessly in the European Union due to unintentional injuries. That is equivalent to losing an entire school classroom of children, more than 25 students, every day of the year. (more)


Meglena Kuneva, European Consumers Commissioner;  MEP Arlene McCarthy, Chair of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection; Androulla Vassiliou, European Health Commissioner and Joanne Vincenten, Director of the European Child Safety Alliance, in support of the launch.
Spain makes commitment to child injury prevention
The Spanish Ministry of Health and Social Policies hosted on May 25 a conference on injury prevention with a focus on children. The discussions were opened by Ildefonso Hernández Aguado, Director General of Public Health and Foreign Health, with key note plenaries provided by Francesca Racioppi of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, and Joanne Vincenten, Director of the European Child Safety Alliance. In the closing remarks of the conference, the Ministry of Health and Social Policies made a specific commitment to place more focus on the prevention of child injuries, particularly in the area of water safety. (more)
From left to right; Francesca Racioppi (WHO Regional Office for Europe), Joanne Vincenten (Director European Child Safety Alliance) and Ildefonso Hernández Aguado (Director General of Public Health and Foreign Health)

Alliance holds Spring members meeting in Germany
The biannual meeting of the European Child Safety Alliance steering group took place in Ueberlingen, Germany on May 19 and 20. Over 25 European country representatives participated in the meeting which focused on capacity building and strategic planning. (more)
From left to right; Sabine Becker (Mayor Überlingen), Joanne Vincenten (Director ECSA) and Natalie Norman (Project Officer ECSA)




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