September 13, 2016 World Pneumonia Day is two months away! This annual day is held on November 12 to educate the public about pneumonia and its impact on the world. This day is dedicated as a reminder about how individuals, communities, and society can protect, prevent,...
[caption id="attachment_7987" align="aligncenter" width="471"] Source: Phil Hillyard/Courier Mail[/caption] August 19, 2016 By Lois Privor-Dumm, IMBA, International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) I, like many others, have watched the Olympics with a sense of excitement and awe this summer. Every four years, I find myself wondering how these athletes have...
BALTIMORE, MD – The International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) announced today recipients of the 2012 Small Grants for World Pneumonia Day Advocacy Program. The Small Grants Program supports events and activities that promote pneumonia prevention...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 12, 2012 CONTACT: Mala Persaud +1 202-841-9336 mala.persaud@gmmb.com Julie Younkin +1 410-340-9784 jbuss@jhsph.edu Pneumonia Remains the Leading Killer of Children Despite Decline in Global Child Deaths PNEUMONIA STILL NUMBER ONE KILLER But there are simple solutions, say global health leaders (BALTIMORE, MARYLAND) – Marking the fourth annual World Pneumonia Day, November 12th, world...
ABC News Correspondent Dr. Richard Besser's recently visited Kenya with IVAC's Director of Epidemiology, Dr. Daniel Feikin, to visit children suffering from pneumonia. The news story, highlighting the potential health outcomes of the pneumococcal vaccine in Kenya, aired on ABC World News...
This blog post originally appeared on the PATH Blog and is cross posted here with permission. Mark Alderson won’t rest easy until he solves one of the biggest problems in global health: a vaccine against pneumonia. Photo: PATH/Doune Porter.Nearly a decade ago, I joined the fight against pneumonia....
The Pneumonia Newsletter, a new resource for child health champions compiled by the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), is now available. The goal: to connect advocates around the world who are fighting pneumonia, not just on World Pneumonia Day but year-round. The newsletter includes updates on pneumonia...
This article originally appeared on the Hub and is cross posted here with permission. By: Rachel Wallach When a child is diagnosed with pneumonia—the leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide—the treatment depends on whether the pneumonia is viral or bacterial. Tests to differentiate between the...
Up to 935,000 children are dying from pneumonia each year. Too many children are dying every day from pneumonia, when most of these deaths can be prevented. Pneumonia is the leading infectious killer of children under 5, and the vast majority of these deaths occur in...
This article originally appeared in Pneumonia and is cross posted here with permission. Keith Grimwood, Siew M. Fong, Mong H. Ooi, Anna M. Nathan and Anne B. Chang Abstract Improved access to healthcare, vaccines and treatment with antibiotics has reduced global mortality from childhood community-acquired pneumonia. However, as respiratory viruses are responsible for most episodes of pneumonia,...
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