WHO urges countries in South East Asia to strengthen measures to prevent drowning

New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries in South-East Asia region to strengthen measures to prevent drowning which disproportionately impacted children and the vulnerable people.

According to WHO's first Global status report on drowning prevention, the South-East Asia region reported 83 000 drowning fatalities in 2021, which accounts to 28 per cent of the global dr