The World Health Organization marked World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July by warning that drowning remains a largely overlooked but highly preventable public-health crisis. The agency estimates that one person drowns every two minutes, amounting to more than 3 million deaths over the past decade, with children and young people in low- and middle-income countries the most affected. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said simple, low-cost interventions could cut the toll sharply. The WHO is encouraging governments and communities to teach children to swim, build physical barriers around water, promote life-jacket use, and strengthen flood-response systems. It also urged households to improve secure access to water and create safe play areas away from open water. The awareness campaign is being amplified by public-safety agencies, including the UK Met Office, which advised people to learn flotation techniques under the slogan “Find Your Float.” WHO said it will continue working with national authorities to scale evidence-based measures that have been shown to save lives.