International Drowning Research - Bangladesh Funding of this initiative will establish an International Drowning Research Unit within the Bangladesh Centre for Injury Prevention and Research (the Centre). The research will be managed by the Centre in collaboration with Royal Life Saving Society Australia (RLSSA) and The Alliance for Safe Children (TASC). The objective of the activity is to undertake operational research to support community and government agencies in Bangladesh and the region to reduce childhood drowning by: developing drowning prevention strategies for Bangladesh and countries with similar social, cultural and risk environments; and establishing fellowships for drowning researchers in the region and creating a Drowning Prevention Research Network. The total value of this initiative is $0.8 million over 4 years, starting 2009-10.