Sub-Saharan African hospitals have a unique opportunity to address intentional injury to children

Intentional injury to children is a major, but neglected public health and human rights issue with devastating consequences on families and societies, particularly in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Intentional injury is defined by the World Health Organization as ‘‘the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation.