An open letter: In solidarity with all children suffering in wars; to all who hold or share a concern for the wellbeing of children

Authors

  • A B van As Honorary Professor of Surgery, University of Limpopo, South Africa
  • D Sidler Emeritus Associate Professor, Paediatric Surgery, Switzerland
  • J H Allema Paediatric Surgeon, Netherlands
  • E Leva Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Italy
  • G J O Marincowitz Professor of Family Medicine, South Africa
  • S Tonkin Paediatric surgeon, South Africa
  • P C Rose Paediatric gastroenterologist, South Africa
  • S Govender Anaesthesiologist, South Africa
  • L London Professor of Public Health, South Africa
  • J C de Agustin Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Spain
  • C Schimanek Orthopaedic surgeon, Austria
  • G de Bruin Paediatrician, South Africa
  • O Khamag Paediatric Surgeon Gastrointestinal, Libya
  • C Peck Paediatric dentist, South Africa
  • C S Almaliki Paediatric specialist, Iraq
  • K S Hamunyela Paediatric surgeon, Namibia
  • M Arnold Paediatric surgeon, South Africa
  • M N Jaffer General practitioner, South Africa
  • K Heyns Buckley Physician, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/

Keywords:

War, Children, Child Abuse, Vicious cycle of abuse, Gaza

Abstract

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References

1. United Nations Office of the High Commissioner. ‘Gaza is a massive human rights crisis and a humanitarian disaster’. UHCHR, 2024. https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2024/01/gaza-massive- human-rights-crisis-and-humanitarian disaster (accessed 20 January 2025).

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Published

2025-02-28

Issue

SAMJ Vol. 115 No. 2

Section

Correspondence

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van As AB, Sidler D, Allema JH, Leva E, Marincowitz GJO, Tonkin S, et al. An open letter: In solidarity with all children suffering in wars; to all who hold or share a concern for the wellbeing of children. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2025 Feb. 28 [cited 2025 Mar. 26];115(2):e3044. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/3044