Scarr Justin-Paul, Koon William, Peden Amy E
Royal Life Saving Society Australia, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia
The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Inj Prev. 2025 Mar 20;31(2):89-93. doi: 10.1136/ip-2024-045368.
Drowning is a significant cause of preventable mortality and morbidity and has been described as a serious, preventable and neglected public health challenge. Amid building momentum for drowning prevention, most notably with recent United Nations and World Health Assembly Declarations, researchers, policymakers and practitioners convened at the World Conference on Drowning Prevention (WCDP) 2023 under the conference theme of 'shaping a global strategy - mobilizing for local action'. In this special feature, we reflect on the outcomes of the WCDP 2023. Throughout the work presented by more than 750 research, policy and technical experts from over 50 countries, five overarching themes emerged: (1) advancing further contextualisation and interventions, especially in Africa; (2) integrating drowning prevention into climate and disaster agendas; (3) addressing the threats and opportunities in migration; (4) positioning drowning prevention as an issue of social justice; and (5) expanding focus on implementation research. WCDP 2023 delegates co-designed a conference call to action comprising of 16 statements designed to further strengthen global efforts on drowning prevention between now and the WCDP 2025. These actions aim to encourage increased collaboration, create new knowledge, address inequities, amplify voices of those most affected and continue shared commitments to eliminate drowning.
溺水是可预防的死亡和发病的一个重要原因，被描述为一项严重、可预防但被忽视的公共卫生挑战。在预防溺水的势头不断增强之际，尤其是最近联合国和世界卫生大会发表宣言之后，研究人员、政策制定者和从业者齐聚2023年世界预防溺水大会（WCDP），会议主题为“制定全球战略——动员采取地方行动”。在这一专题中，我们反思了2023年世界预防溺水大会的成果。在来自50多个国家的750多名研究、政策和技术专家提交的全部工作中，出现了五个总体主题：（1）进一步推进情境化和干预措施，特别是在非洲；（2）将预防溺水纳入气候和灾害议程；（3）应对移民中的威胁和机遇；（4）将预防溺水定位为一个社会正义问题；（5）扩大对实施研究的关注。2023年世界预防溺水大会的代表共同设计了一个行动电话会议，包括16项声明，旨在从现在起到2025年世界预防溺水大会期间进一步加强全球预防溺水的努力。这些行动旨在鼓励加强合作、创造新知识、解决不平等问题、放大受影响最严重者的声音，并继续共同致力于消除溺水现象。
