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03 Nov

by Dr. Chizoba Wonodi, MD, PhD

On November 12, the world will mark the 3rd World Pneumonia Day. On that day, I will be thinking about all the faces of pneumonia I know and about Precious, a cute 1-year old I met last year in Lagos, Nigeria.

I met Precious at a seminar we organized for pneumonia advocates; her mother brought her to shine a light on the real lives and families touched by pneumonia. Precious’ ordeal began innocuously as a fever, which her mother thought was malaria.

19:13 / Blog
27 Oct

Each year, people all across the world come together on World Pneumonia Day to increase awareness about the disease that claims more lives than AIDS, Malaria and Measles combined. This year's Activist Toolkit offers more resources to get involved and organize successful events that...

16:22 / Blog
27 Oct

With more than 25 events scheduled in 15 countries, World Pneumonia Day 2011 is going to be busy, exciting and productive! Check out our map of global WPD2011 events and see what's happening near you. Nothing happening nearby? Use our 2011 Activist Toolkit...

16:21 / Blog
20 Oct

Whether you want to plan an event of your own, see what's happening around the globe, or want to tweet your support for the 2011 campaign, we have an Activist Toolkit to help you play a role. Check out our 2011 Activist Toolkit and get involved!...

16:10 / Media / News
15 Oct

Organization: Global Youth Coalition Egypt Location: Cairo, Egypt Event: Pneumonia Champions Leading the Response For World Pneumonia Day 2011, the Global Youth Coalition Egypt (GYCE) furthered their mission of empowering youth to become community health advocates. GYCE activities included a roundtable with media representatives and health consultants, a...

21:56 / 2011 / Small Grants
15 Oct

Organization: Mexzen Care for Life Foundation Location: Lagos, Nigeria Event: Film: One Last Case of Childhood Pneumonia in Nigeria The Mexzen Care for Life Foundation created a play about recognizing pneumonia symptoms to reach both parents and policy makers for World Pneumonia Day 2011. The performance, held in in...

21:54 / 2011 / Small Grants
15 Oct

Organization: Haitian Health Foundation and Haitian Pediatric Society Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti Event: Souf youn moun se vi-l (Breathe is life) The Haitian Health Foundation and the Haitian Pediatric Society partnered for World Pneumonia Day on an awareness campaign targeting practicing health professionals. Their goal was to improve early...

21:52 / 2011 / Small Grants
15 Oct

Organization: Safe Womanhood Location: Nairobi, Kenya Event: Festival: Stand Up and Act Against Pneumonia For World Pneumonia Day 2011, the Safe Womanhood Organization (SWO) held a large-scale pneumonia awareness event for Somali and Oromo refugees living in Nairobi. These refugees, who often do not speak the languages of their...

21:45 / 2011 / Small Grants
15 Oct

Organization: Coalition for Rational and Safe Use of Medicines (CoRSUM) Location: Chisinau, Moldova Event: Drama: “Pneumonia” – Who are the Key Actors? The Coalition for the Rational and Safe Use of Medicines (CoRSUM) marked World Pneumonia Day with a National Conference in the country’s capital, Chisinau. The conference led...

21:44 / 2011 / Small Grants
15 Oct

Organization: International Rescue Committee Location: Kigali, Rwanda Event: Humeka Neza (Awareness Campaign) International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Rwanda used World Pneumonia Day 2011 as a culminating activity for a much longer advocacy and communication campaign about the importance and effectiveness of community-based pneumonia interventions. The goal of the campaign...

21:42 / 2011 / Small Grants

We all have a role to play in ending pneumonia deaths by 2030