Ashley Van Niekerk

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Professor, UNISA Institute for Social and Health Sciences, South African Medical Research Council

Children play on a trampoline in Alexandra, Johannesburg. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook

September 2, 2021

Ghouwa Ismail, University of South Africa and Ashley Van Niekerk, South African Medical Research Council

Parents and caregivers are central to promoting child safety. Improving their ability to prevent injury to children is key.

South Africa’s deep structural poverty is part of the explanation for injuries to children. Shutterstock

January 15, 2020

Shanaaz Mathews, University of Cape Town and Ashley Van Niekerk, South African Medical Research Council

The causes of injuries to children are often linked to the circumstances in which people live.

In South Africa, untamed fires are on the rise in informal settlements and low-income neighbourhoods. Alpheus Mashigo/fireservices.gov.za

August 9, 2018

David Kimemia, South African Medical Research Council and Ashley Van Niekerk, South African Medical Research Council

Paraffin stoves are used all over South Africa in millions of households and are the riskiest.