Posts by Jo Hepburn
Kalya Kandegoda Gamage is awarded 2022 Mountbatten Medal
On Monday 24th July, Kalya Kandegoda Gamage from Sri Lanka was awarded the 2022 Mountbatten Medal, for saving the life of his younger brother. The Mountbatten Medal is awarded annually for the most gallant rescue or rescue attempt undertaken in the previous year, by an individual who has taken Royal Life Saving Society training,…
Read MoreNoah Winders receives 2022 Russell Medal
Yesterday, Noah Winders from Ireland was awarded the 2022 Russell Medal, for his part in saving the life of a teammate. RLSS’s Russell Medal is awarded for the most outstanding resuscitation or attempted resuscitation performed during the previous calendar year by a person under 21 years of age. Noah was playing basketball at school when…
Read MoreRLSS hosts ‘Accelerating Action on Global Drowning Prevention’ event in London
Today, the RLSS hosted an event at Marlborough House, home of the Commonwealth Secretariat, on Accelerating Action on Global Drowning Prevention. The event was run in partnership with the RNLI, and included presentations from both organisations, as well as Dr David Meddings, Drowning Prevention Lead at the World Health Organisation as Key Speaker. We were…
Read MoreWHO Executive Board Recommends World Health Assembly Adopt Resolution on Drowning
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board has adopted decision EB152/CONF./2 “Accelerating Action on Global Drowning Prevention” which recommends to the World Health Assembly the adoption of a resolution to address the global drowning burden. The 76th World Health Assembly (the decision making body of the WHO) will be held 21-30th May 2023. The resolution…
Read More2023 Year of Youth Officially Launched
On Monday of this week, The Commonwealth officially launched its ‘2023 Year of Youth’. The next 12 months will be giving centre stage to young people and youth-related issues such as climate change, access to education, skills, employment, and political, social and economic participation. The Commonwealth agenda will encourage organisations to empower the 1.5 billion…
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