By Vina Caradang, Immunization Partners in Asia Pacific (IPAP) | I have been trying to recall the earliest time when I first heard of pneumonia or “pulmonya” as we call it here in the Philippines. And I realized I could have been 4 or...
By Dr. Adam L. Cohen, CDC Pretoria | When I moved to South Africa a year and a half ago to work for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on surveillance for pneumonia and influenza, I didn’t realize how much pneumonia affects communities...
Pneumonia is the second leading cause of child mortality in Zambia. But Episcopal Relief & Development, in partnership with the Zambian Anglican Council and the Zambian Ministry for Health and other stakeholders, are targeting the disease in an integrated way. Building on the successful bed...
Building on the successes of the 2011 Small Grants Advocacy Program, we are excited to announce that for the fourth annual World Pneumonia Day - November 12, 2012 - the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia will sponsor advocates around the world who have great ideas...
By Dan Thomas, GAVI Alliance | Have you ever been to the movies and seen a trailer for a film that you previously had no interest in seeing and then suddenly thought to yourself “That is a film I CANNOT MISS”? That was the idea behind...
World Pneumonia Day, held on November 12, 2011 was marked with tremendous achievements and success. To highlight these inspiring activities, The Global Coalition against Childhood Pneumonia is pleased to share with you our World Pneumonia Day 2011 report.
In this report, you will find news of...
By Dan Erchick, JHSPH | Karl Hofmann, President and CEO of Population Services International (PSI), recognized ten of 2011’s top global health achievements in a recent article on Huffington Post. The International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) was proud to see that pneumonia made the list...
By Geoff Kahn, IVAC | I must admit, I’m still fairly new to IVAC and to the kind of work we do here. A year and a half ago I worked in a lab, and the only contact I had with the outside world was...
Location: Various locations, Madagascar About the events: PSI/Madagascar took the opportunity of the 2011 World Pneumonia Day to kick-off its pneumonia program, which seeks to increase appropriate management of pneumonia case in the community. The program promotes care-seeking behavior to qualified providers among parents when their child present...
Pakistan’s "Lady Health Workers" Successfully Treat Severe Pneumonia at Home In research published in The Lancet on November 11, 2011, children treated at home for severe pneumonia by Pakistan’s "Lady Health Workers" (LHW) were more likely to recover than children referred to health facilities, Save the...
We all have a role to play in ending pneumonia deaths by 2030
