It is evident from the RLSS report that two-thirds of drowning deaths are male. Thus, to deal with the adversity of drowning, through the adoption of a UN resolution on drowning prevention, the multiple actors at the global and state levels should be made accountable. The action plan spelled out the issues of building awareness to reduce the rate of child drowning, while elaborating on the stakeholder specific response. Early childhood development is one of the priorities embedded with the drowning prevention interventions. To make the state response to drowning more effective, drowning prevention interventions should be brought under the revenue scheme with proper legislative and policy guidance without any further delay.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 22, 2020 19:41 UTC