Global health agencies report progress one year after the Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia
One year after the inaugural Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia, what progress has been made?...
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Governments report progress one year after the Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia
Read about the successes and challenges of 16 countries one year after they met at the first-ever Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia in Barcelona....
Calling for a COVID-19 emergency oxygen response
The Every Breath Counts Coalition is calling on the ACT-Accelerator lead agencies for a COVID-19 Emergency Oxygen Response. ...
1st Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia photo gallery
The first Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia. A snapshot through photos....
The ACT-A Oxygen Emergency Taskforce one year on…
One year after the launch of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) Oxygen Emergency Taskforce, what has been achieved? ...
The critical role of pneumonia-fighting vaccines in an era of respiratory pandemics
Children and adults living in countries that do not offer pneumonia-fighting vaccines are dangerously exposed to pneumonia and at risk of infecting others....
Improving access to tools that detect critically ill children
New Unitaid-funded initiative is a key step toward improving primary health care and reducing childhood mortality...
Testing pneumonia diagnostic aids
The challenges in pneumonia diagnosis in low-resource settings have been well documented. The current method routinely used involves community health workers manually counting a child’s breath for one minute - the respiratory rate. This is often not done, or done poorly, frequently leading to misdiagnosis...
Landmark agreements with major liquid oxygen suppliers
The Access to Medical Oxygen Roundtables have created the platform for unprecedented cooperation between international development agencies and the major global oxygen suppliers and their investors....
World Pneumonia Day during a Global Pneumonia Pandemic
This year, World Pneumonia Day will be held during a global pneumonia pandemic. By 12 November, COVID-19 is expected to cause 1.3 million deaths....