WHO Report on Drowning Prevention in Asia-Pacific

WHY IN NEWS? WHO on 23rd July launched its first Regional Status Report on Drowning Prevention in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions. This report said that nearly two-thirds of all global deaths due to drowning occur in the Asia Pacific region. About: Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury and death worldwide and it accounts for 7% of all injury-related deaths. This report by WHO states that Middle and low income countries account for more than 90% of all the unintentional drowning deaths in the world. Also over 50% of the world’s total drowning occurs in the....Read More