Impact of Land Conflict on Child Health: A Case Report of a Child Injured at Chita Ward, Ifakara, Tanzania | Chapter 1 | Advancement and New Understanding in Medical Science Vol. 7

Background: Social conflicts is one of the global challenges leading to setback of development and flourishing of human societies. Children are the most vulnerable group whenever it happens. In sub-Saharan Africa societies the competition for land between farmers and pastoralists has been experienced in various areas, and children have been affected since in most pastoralist societies children are involved in cattle grazing and other domestic activities.

Case Report: Herein we have a case report of the eight years old boy who was injured by the neighbour due to land conflict. The child got penetrating head injury after being arrowed to right side of his head which resulted into permanent right eye blindness.

Conclusion: Harm to children during social conflicts is often caused by direct or indirect attacks. There is a need to have national approaches to stop conflict of all kinds in our societies for the sake of new generation. This can be done at local as well as national level by having clear and functional laws to stop land based conflicts.

Author(s) Details:

Isabela Magesa,
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 175, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania and Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 73, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Fassil Tekie,
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 175, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania and Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 73, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Winfrid Gingo,
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 175, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania and Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 73, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Theresia Karuhanga,
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 175, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania and Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 73, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Rashid Mayoka,
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 175, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania and Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 73, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Projestus Sitta,
Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 73, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania.

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