15 Nov HEALTH: Pneumonia action falling short
Posted at 20:25h
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Efforts to treat and prevent pneumonia are falling short in the 15 countries responsible for three-quarters of the world’s annual deaths from the disease, according to a “report card” issued by the US-based International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at Johns Hopkins University.
Since the Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunisation (GAVI) introduced the pneumococcal vaccine two years ago, half the eligible most endemic countries have applied for support to roll out the vaccine.