ReviewThe Lancet. Global health2022
Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Review of Interventions for Drowning Prevention Among Adults.Journal of community health · 2023Pooled it
- Verbal autopsy instruments for 'causes and circumstances' surrounding drowning deaths in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026Article
- A retrospective case review of decedents recovered from aquatic environments in Cape Town, South Africa.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2026Article
- Leave no one behind: An African perspective on the first World Health Organization Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2026Article
- Exploring the paradox between perception and actual childhood drowning risk: an evidence-based study in Bangladesh.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Political prioritization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis: a qualitative comparative policy analysis in Ghana, Mozambique, and Sudan.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Burden and risk factors of premature drowning mortality in 204 countries and territories, 1980-2021.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Adult migrants urgent need for drowning prevention in Australia: water safety perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Shaping global strategy, mobilising for local action: reflections from the World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2023.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2025Article
- Impact of climate change on water-related physical events, consequent human migration, and burden of drowning in India: An evidence synthesis.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- A framework for identifying opportunities for multisectoral action for drowning prevention in health and sustainable development agendas: a multimethod approach.BMJ global health · 2024Article
- Conceptual definition for drowning prevention: a Delphi study.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2024Article
- Generating Political Priority for the Health Needs of the 21st Century: A Qualitative Policy Analysis on the Prioritization of Rehabilitation Services in Uganda.International journal of health policy and management · 2024Article
- Identifying strategic priorities for advancing global drowning prevention: a Delphi method.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- How and why snakebite became a global health priority: a policy analysis.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Prioritizing rehabilitation in low- and middle-income country national health systems: a qualitative thematic synthesis and development of a policy framework.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- A South African Epidemiological Study of Fatal Drownings: 2016-2021.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Drowning has been a neglected health issue, largely absent from the global health and development discourse, until the UN General Assembly adopted its first resolution on global drowning prevention in 2021. This policy analysis examines the role of issue characteristics, actor power, ideas, and political contexts in the emergence of drowning prevention, and it also identifies opportunities for future actions. We identified three factors crucial to enhancing prioritisation: (1) methodological advancements in population-representative data and evidence for effective interventions; (2) reframing drowning prevention in health and sustainable development terms with an elevated focus on high burdens in low-income and middle-income contexts; and (3) political advocacy by a small coalition. Ensuring that the UN resolution on global drowning prevention is a catalyst for action requires positioning of drowning prevention within global health and sustainable development agendas; strengthening of capacity for multisectoral action; expansion of research measuring burden and identifying solutions in diverse contexts; and incorporation of inclusive global governance, commitments, and mechanisms that hold stakeholders to account.
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