Global burn care challenges
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The Paraffin Safety Association (PASASA) of Southern Africa is a non-profit organisation established in 1996 to ensure that paraffin/ kerosene use is safe for low-income households. PASASA achieves this through strategic partnerships, research and promotion of safe practices through health education and policy interventions. One of the many challenges that PASASA is trying to overcome is the lack of robust burn injury surveillance data related to household energy use. During 2006, the PASASA initiated a pilot project in order to develop a National Household Energy Surveillance System, incorporating Geographical Information System (GIS) technology.
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