Introduction: The 2023 World Health Assembly resolution 76.18 committed the World Health Organization to the coordination of drowning prevention efforts, including those of United Nations (UN) agencies. Here, we aim to map drowning prevention linkages across UN Agency agendas, make recommendations to guide global strategies and inform the development of the Global Alliance and a Global Strategy for drowning prevention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bangladesh has one of the highest drowning mortality rates in the world. The use of unregulated water transportation may contribute to this burden, with 38% of all passenger traffic occurring by water. The present study aims to identify provider and end user perception on water transport related drowning risk, and barriers and facilitators for improving water safety practices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Understanding of sex differences, especially in terms of the influence of sex on therapeutic interventions, can lead to improved treatment and management for all.
Aim: We examined temporal and regional trends in female participation and the reporting of sex differences in stroke randomized controlled trials.
Methods: Randomized controlled trials from 1990 to 2018 were identified from ClinicalTrials.
Objectives: To investigate the impact of natural disasters on communities in the Barisal division of Bangladesh, exploring community approaches to disaster preparedness and mitigation.
Setting: Communities in all districts of the Barisal division of Bangladesh.
Participants: Quantitative data were collected through a cross-sectional household survey (n=9263 households; n=38 981 individuals).