Pneumonia remains the leading infectious cause of death among children under five, accounting for more than 600,000 deaths annually worldwide. Despite gains in vaccine coverage, progress reducing pneumonia deaths has slowed, and many countries face increasingly constrained health budgets. At the same time, new tools...
“Functional, good-quality pulse oximeters should be available in every area where patients are clinically assessed or admitted in sufficient quantities to meet all needs,” The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security Do you want to improve the use of pulse oximetry among children and...
40% of children with symptoms of pneumonia are NOT taken to a healthcare provider in the 40 countries with 90% of child pneumonia deaths. Children living in poor households are least likely to be taken for care. ...
The Every Breath Counts Pneumococcal Vaccine Scorecard ranks the 20 countries where the most children's lives could be saved with 90% coverage of one of the most powerful childhood vaccines - the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)...
New estimates from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) show that the number of children dying from pneumonia increased sharply from 502,000 in 2021 to 610,000 in 2023. This 20% increase was expected following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions that...
Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death in children under five and, as a result, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or PCV, is one of the most lifesaving vaccines. However, less than seven in every ten children are protected with PCV, well below the global...
Something extraordinary has been happening for the children of Chad, Somalia, and South Sudan. An unprecedented period of child health progress with the introduction of new vaccines against pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria. Together, these three infections caused 86,000 deaths in 2021 - 45% of all deaths...
The Every Breath Counts Air Pollution and Lung Health Scorecard ranks the 20 countries that are home to 85% of all air pollution-related deaths from COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer...
For the 340 million adults and children who get sick with pneumonia each year, the costs of treatment can be catastrophic - as individuals and families are forced to pay out-of-pocket for healthcare. Every Breath Counts is launching a new campaign to document these crippling...
Climate Change and Respiratory Health, brought together four leading experts – Heather Adair-Rohani from the World Health Organization (WHO), Rebecca Nantanda from Makerere University Lung Institute, Laura-Jane Smith from the British Thoracic Society, and John Sampson from Johns Hopkins University to explore different facets of...