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.