Etienne krug, Physician

Geneva, July 24 The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that more than 2 million died due to drowning in the last decade, a number which exceeded fatalities caused by maternal conditions or protein-energy malnutrition.Ahead of the first World Drowning Prevention Day to be marked on July 25, the WHO, in a statement released on Friday, said at least 236,000 people drown every year, and drowning is among the 10 leading causes of death for children and youth aged one to 24 years.More than 90 per cent of drowning deaths occur in rivers, lakes, wells and domestic water storage vessels in low- and middle-income countries.Half of all drowning deaths are in the Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions, according to the WHO.Rates of drowning deaths per 100 000 population are highest, however, in the Western Pacific region followed by the African region."Anyone can drown, no one should," noted Etienne Krug, Director of the Department of Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization (WHO)."I welcome the opportunity of this first World Drowning Prevention Day to increase attention and hasten action by governments and their partners to avert the pain and suffering caused by drowning, a largely preventable killer."World Drowning Prevention Day was called for by member states through adoption in April 2021 of UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/75/273, which also invited the WHO to coordinate drowning prevention actions.To mark World Drowning Prevention Day, WHO and partners will host a virtual event on July 28, entitled "Global, national and local reflections on World Drowning Prevention Day 2021".Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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