Caribbean countries strengthen action to prevent drowning - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Bridgetown, Barbados, 5 October 2026 (PAHO/WHO) – Representatives from countries and territories across the Caribbean came together in Barbados to strengthen national and regional action to prevent drowning and build safer, more resilient communities. The Caribbean Community Drowning Prevention Workshop, held from 1–5 October 2026, brought together practitioners, programme administrators, academics and representatives of government agencies and civil society organizations involved in drowning prevention across the region. The workshop was hosted by the Royal Life Saving Society Commonwealth (RLSS) and co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) as well as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Drowning remains an important public health concern. Approximately 17,000 people died from drowning in the Region of the Americas in 2021, representing a mortality rate of 1.6 per 100,000 population. Drowning also remains the seventh leading cause of death among children aged 5 to 14 years in the Region.
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