, the need for innovative solutions to protect our infants has never been more critical. South Africa finds itself in the throes of an alarming child abduction pandemic. Amid the scourge, NEC XON is offering CertaScan technology as a groundbreaking solution to safeguard infants in hospitals.. This civil society organisation has sounded the alarm, classifying the issue as a pandemic. South Africa’s police force is feeling the strain.
Missing Child SA national co-coordinator Bianca van Aswegen highlighted the hurdles presented by the legal system in protecting children from kidnapping. The current legal framework, in some instances, seems inadequate to shield our children, she said.technology to identify infants in hospitals. According to Grahame Saunders, NEC XON identity management head, the solution harnesses modern scanning technology and a patented system to scan newborns’ feet.
In 2023, overcrowding and blackouts caused Dora Nginza Hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay to evacuate patients – explicitly mothers and babies.