SwimSafe has generated significant media converage about the program itself as well as the drowning issue in Asia and globally. Below are a selection of press release, news reports and videos regarding SwimSafe and child drowning prevention.
News Articles
- Drowning – Bangladesh’s invisible epidemic – BBC News South Asia, October 4 2010 (pdf)
- Bangladeshi swimming program seeks to combat too-common drowning deaths – Washington Post, October 14 2010 (pdf)
- Deaths from drowning turn into silent epidemic – The Daily Star, December 5 2010 (pdf)
- 18,000 children die from drowning every year – Gulf Times, December 5 2010 (pdf)
- Safe Swimming for Children – The Independent, April 19 2011 (pdf)
- Mobile Swimming Pool in City School – The Independent, April 21 2011 (pdf)
- Child Drowning in Bangladesh – The Daily Star, May 29 2011 (pdf)
- Asian floods expose child drowning epidemic – ABC News, October 28 2011 (pdf)
Media Releases
- Study Spells End to Child Drowning Epidemic – World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011, May 11, 2011 (pdf)
Videos
Dr Michael Linnan discusses the issue of child drowning in low and middle income countries
Dr Michael Linnan from TASC discusses the success of child drowning prevention strategies
Dr Michael Linnan discusses child drowning interventions in low and middle income countries
Ross Cox from TASC explains child drowning as a leading cause of child death in Asia
Dr Aminur Rahman explains how evidence shows that drowning can be prevented in low income settings