New Australian Water Safety Strategy 2012-15 launched
The Australian Water Safety Council has launched a new Austalian Water Safety Strategy 2012-15 which aims to reduce drowning by 50% by the year 2020. The Australian Water Safety Council…
Articles by Justin Scarr
Bangladesh – Model Drowning Prevention Centre Inaugurated
ILS members, the Centre for Injury Prevention and Research – Bangladesh (CIPRB) and the International Drowning Research Centre – Bangladesh (IDRC-B) have inaugurated a Model Drowning Prevention Centre in Raiganj,…
ILS expresses condolences to communities impacted by flooding in Mindanao
The International Life Saving Federation (ILS) President Dr Steve Beerman sends his sincerest condolences on behalf of the ILS Board and Member Associations to the people of Mindanao, the members…
Floods in South East Asia highlight the risk of child drowning
International Life Saving federation (ILS) is calling for greater integration of child drowning prevention interventions within country, regional and global disaster risk reduction programs across South East Asia. Drowning prevention…
2011 Philippine Drowning Prevention Congress
Drowning Prevention Agencies come together for Phillipines first ever drowning prevention congress. Through the joint efforts of Philippine Drowning Prevention Council (PDPC), Philippine Life Saving Society (PLS) and Philippine Sports…
Lack of supervision a factor in 70% of child drowning deaths
Recently published research highlights role of inadequate supervision in Australian child drowning Recently published research by Ms Lauren Petrass (Phd Scholar) and co-authors from the University of Ballarat, has found…
Child Drowning Reduction Workshop held in Hanoi
Representatives of the 15 Vietnamese Provinces with the highest rates of child drowning met on the 18th January 2011 in Hanoi, along with representatives of the National Assembly, Mini
Flooding Disaster in Australia highlights drowning burden
The extreme weather events in recent days in Queensland, an eastern state of Australia, highlight the risks to life and property of major flooding events. More than ten people are…
Workshop to reduce child drowning in Asia concludes in Dhaka
Monday 6 December 2010, Dhaka: A workshop to explore strategies to reduce child drowning across the region has concluded, with resource mobilization, community involvement and a collaborative approach just some…
Tsunami, Flooding, Storm Surges kill 635 across Asia in October
The International Life Saving Federation is closing monitoring a series of significant disaster events that have occurred across Asia in the past month.