Deaths

Water familiarisation in one of 10 SwimSafe portable pools in Danang, Viet Nam.
SwimSafe

New UN report urges greater efforts to prevent drowning deaths among children

23 May 2012
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and a partner organization are urging greater use of effective and cost-efficient measures to prevent drowning, which new research shows is a major killer across parts of Asia.

Efforts to cut maternal deaths falter in developing countries, UN study finds

12 June 2001
Death associated with pregnancy and childbirth - a peril that has been virtually eliminated in developed countries - still affects over 500,000 women in the developed world, according to a new study released today by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).