23 May 2012
New research shows drowning to be a leading cause of death for children after infancy (1-17 years) in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (Beijing and Jiangxi Province), Thailand and Viet Nam.
Surveys counted child deaths directly at households within communities, instead of depending on figures available from health centres and hospitals. In these countries, about one out of four children who die after infancy die due to drowning. The research also breaks ground in identifying successful prevention programmes.
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