CHILD TRAFFICKING: IMPLICATION TO HEALTH

Abstract

This paper examines the implication of child trafficking to health. The paper x-rays forms of exploitation such as all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery and the use, procuring or offering of a childfor illicit activities among others. The paper further revealed the factors that contribute to child trafficking which among others include: poverty, manipulation of religious rituals and broken homes/orphaned children. This paper also posited that the implication of child trafficking to public health include sexual exploitation, abuse of substance, extreme emotional stress and development of mental health problems by victims. In a bid to curb child trafficking, legislative measures were taken by the government to prohibit all forms of trafficking in persons and to protect the children against criminal network. Following from the above. it was concluded among others that because there are developing economic powers in the world today who benefits largely from the use of child labour, it is recommended among others that the legislative measures should be enforced and whoever is guilty should be indicted irrespective of his or her economic and political power.