Nghe An launches a campaign to encourage all people to practice swimming and prevent drowning

On May 26, the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An province coordinated with the People's Committee of Yen Thanh district to organize a ceremony to launch swimming practice for the whole population to prevent drowning in 10 districts, cities and towns in the delta including: Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Do Luong, Quynh Luu, Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Nghi Loc, Hoang Mai town, Cua Lo town and Vinh city.

This is an activity to implement the direction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Education and Training and the People's Committee of Nghe An province on preventing and combating injuries, especially child drowning.

Through the ceremony, the benefits and effects of swimming practice, safety skills in the water environment were promoted and the whole population was encouraged to actively practice swimming to improve health, stature, physical strength, prevent diseases for children and the community; gradually reduce drowning accidents.

Coaches and athletes instruct on first aid for drowning people.

At the launching ceremony, more than 500 students from Bach Lieu Secondary School and Yen Thanh Town Primary School enthusiastically participated in learning about knowledge and skills to prevent and combat drowning in children, water familiarization games, swimming methods, safe drowning rescue skills and first aid for drowning victims.

Presented 30 life jackets to 30 poor and disadvantaged students.

On this occasion, representatives of 10 districts, cities and towns in the delta region, schools building model models of "Children in the whole commune know how to swim", "Students in the whole school know how to swim"... signed a commitment to respond with specific actions to build a safe and healthy environment for children, contributing to improving health, stature, physical strength, minimizing injuries and drowning accidents in children in each locality.