Nghe An launches a campaign for the whole population to practice swimming to prevent drowning

Speaking at the ceremony, the leaderDepartment of Culture - Sports and Tourismemphasized that drowning is still the leading cause of death for children and people in many localities in the province. The main cause comes from not knowing how to swim and lack of knowledge and skills to prevent drowning accidents. Therefore, launching a movement for the whole population to practice swimming and equip themselves with safety skills in the water environment is extremely urgent to minimize tragic accidents.

The launching ceremony also proposed many specific solutions to promote the swimming movement and prevent drowning, such as organizing swimming practice movements at all existing swimming pools, especially during the summer, training and fostering swimming teachers, instructing safety skills in water environments at schools and in the community, promoting communication work to raise social awareness about drowning prevention, reviewing and renovating places at risk of drowning and mobilizing social investment in building smart swimming pools and self-made swimming pools, especially in remote areas.

On this occasion, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nghe An and representatives of districts, cities and towns signed a commitment to strengthen drowning prevention work to specify the responsibility of coordination between sectors and localities in organizing swimming popularization and teaching water safety skills to students.

The ceremony also included meaningful activities such as presenting 25 gifts to disadvantaged students to encourage them to improve their lives and actively participate in swimming lessons. In addition, the program also provided instructions on drowning rescue techniques and first aid for drowning victims, helping students and the community equip themselves with skills to handle emergency situations. The exchange of knowledge on drowning prevention with students took place in an exciting and practical manner, contributing to raising awareness and practical skills in drowning prevention from an early age.

Through the Launching Ceremony, Nghe An hopes that each student will become an active propagandist in the community, not only practicing swimming skills and self-protection but also spreading knowledge of drowning prevention to friends and relatives. This is also a practical activity to build a safe environment for children, contributing to the development of physical strength and stature, creating a useful and healthy playground for the young generation of the province./.