Strengthening the world’s response to drowning.
Welcome to World Drowning Prevention Day , July 25th , which draws attention to the scale and preventability of drowning worldwide. Backed by United Nations and World Health Assembly resolutions on drowning prevention, World Drowning Prevention Day offers a fantastic opportunity to catalyse concrete action and generate attention globally for drowning prevention and improved water safety. This Practical guide aims to inspire and support the planning of activities and events to mark World Drowning Prevention Day around the world . It provides details on how the day came about; key messages that participants can use; and offers ideas about the types of activities and events that can be developed by all sectors nationally and locally to make sure World Drowning Prevention Day is used to its full potential. On each World Drowning Prevention Day to date WHO has published resources to help better address drowning ). Together, these resources and the awareness generated by World Drowning Pr...