New Delhi: almost two-thirds of the global sinking death occurred in the Asia Pacific, said the World Health Organization report (WHO).
Which on Friday launched his first regional status report on the prevention of sinking in Southeast Asia and the West Pacific region.
During the launch of the report, Dr.
Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director, Southeast Asia, said, “sinking is the main cause of unintentional injury deaths around the world, contributing 7 percent of all deaths related to injury.” Low and medium-income countries cover more than 90 percent of unintentional sinking deaths, and more than half of the sinks in the world occur in Southeast Asia and the West Pacific region, according to WHO.
In 48 of 85 countries with data that can be serviced with sinking, sinking is one of the five causes of death for children under the age of 15 years.
Sinks contributed 75 percent of all deaths in a flood disaster, which many countries in Southeast Asia and the West Pacific region were very vulnerable, the report said.
For the first time, these reports provide knowledge about the status of sinking prevention and water security in each region, giving a snapshot of the scale of the problem, efforts are being carried out to take action, and the opportunity to overcome what is the cause of full mortality and morbidity Can be prevented.
“In both regions, communities and individuals interact with water every day: When swimming on the beach or in the pool; while traveling long distances on the water on the ship; when using a river and pond to collect water and face exposure; and when facing exposure Flood water is caused by seasonal weather events such as rainy season, or extreme weather events such as cyclones and typhoons, “the report determines.
“To reduce the risk of each of these dangers and more, policy makers can utilize various evidence-based interventions and low-cost, which must be integrated into regional and national agendas, including mitigating the health impacts of climate change,” Dr.
Khetrapal said.
Through multisectoral coordination, strong leadership, and sustainable planning, monitoring and evaluation, together we can reduce the burden of sinks in Southeast Asia and the West Pacific region, for a safer, healthier and healthier future for all.
In 2019, more than 1.44,000 people sank in the Asia Pacific region, contributing 61 percent of global sinking deaths, according to the regional assessment of the First World Health Organization (WHO) on the prevention of sinks released on Friday before the sinking prevention day in the world.
Sinking claimed life estimated at 70,000 and 74,000 people in all regions of Southeast Asia and Western Pacific.
Two reported, regional status reports on sinking in the West and Regional Pacific status report on sinking in Southeast Asia, also warned that climate change, in which the Asia Pacific region is very vulnerable, placing society and individuals who are vulnerable to the risk of drowning.
More frequent and extreme weather events can cause more regular and strong flooding, increasing exposure to the population of potentially dangerous interactions with water.
Of the 70,000 deaths that sank in WHO South-East Asia in 2019, more than 33 percent were among children under the age of 15 years.
On average, men three to four times more likely to sink than women.
Twenty 37 countries and regions in this region participate in the report, where eight reported having a national or subnational strategy, policies or plans to reduce sinks.
In addition, 15 countries reported having a system to capture national data about sinking and applying mass media campaigns on sinking prevention.