Historic First Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for Preventing Drowning Among Children and Adolescents

Affiliations

¹ Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
² South Asian Institute of Health Promotion, Bhubaneswar, India.
³ Nexus Institute of Research and Innovation, Unit for Prevention and Life Saving Activities (NPLSA), Lalitpur, Nepal.
⁴ Tribhuvan University, Padmakanya Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal.
⁵ School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Sanghamitra Pati et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2025 May.

. 2025 May;61(5):817-819.

doi: 10.1111/jpc.70057. Epub 2025 Apr 11.

¹ Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
² South Asian Institute of Health Promotion, Bhubaneswar, India.
³ Nexus Institute of Research and Innovation, Unit for Prevention and Life Saving Activities (NPLSA), Lalitpur, Nepal.
⁴ Tribhuvan University, Padmakanya Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal.
⁵ School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: adolescence; child health; education; injury; policy.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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