AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Solidarity initiative to prevent child abuse and maltreatment

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Solidarity initiative to prevent child abuse and maltreatment
San José (Agenzia Fides) –The National Children’s Hospital in Costa Rica (HNN) recently held the 5th edition of a sports event which promotes awareness of the problem of child abuse. With this athletic competition “Los niños de nadie, los niños de todos”, “children of no one, children of everyone” promoted jointly by HNN, the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) and the Global Sports Group, the hospital raises funds for its Trauma Centre which treats children victims of violence. The initiative aims to increase awareness of the trauma for which, between 2006 and 2013, more than 10,000 child patients were treated at the Centre. The aim of the 10 km fund-raising run is to promote awareness of the problem of maltreatment and abuse of children. According to the HNN Trauma Centre an average 7 suspected cases of child abuse are examined every day, and of these 5 are confirmed. (AP) (9/9/2014 Agenzia Fides)


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