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World Drowning Prevention Day: 26 lives lost every hour, urging global awareness, action
Every year, approximately 2,36,000 lives are lost worldwide due to drowning, translating to about 350 lives per day or 26 lives every hour, according to Saima Wazed, the Regional Director for South East Asia at the World Health Organization (WHO). Among …