In Africa, we understand how fragile life is. Too many babies die from diseases that take our children before they even reach the age of five. One of the biggest killers is pneumonia - and soon, we will have a vaccine that can help stop...
Little Naomi Mbuchi could easily have become one of the 5,000 children who die of pneumonia globally every day when she came down with the disease recently. But 18-month-old Naomi was lucky. She was admitted to the Kilifi District Hospital just in time for diagnosis...
Pneumonia, the respiratory infection that causes an inflammation of the lungs, snuffs out more children's lives than HIV/AIDS, measles, and malaria put together. The condition kills an estimated 1.8 million children every year, according to World Health Organisation. In India, the casualty is as high...
Efforts to treat and prevent pneumonia are falling short in the 15 countries responsible for three-quarters of the world's annual deaths from the disease, according to a "report card" issued by the US-based International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at Johns Hopkins University. Since the Global Alliance...
A Pneumonia Report Card released by the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) on behalf of the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia reveals where urgent efforts are needed to reach target levels of coverage for the life-saving interventions that can prevent, protect against and treat...
"Superheroes, stars, politicians, health workers, development experts, children and thousands of concerned citizens around the world will on Friday 12 November mark World Pneumonia Day, highlighting the world's leading killer of children under five years old; the GAVI Alliance and the Global Coalition Against Child...
"In Africa, we understand how fragile life is. Too many babies die before they even reach the age of five. One of the biggest killers is pneumonia. As a paediatrician, I anxiously wait to see when the most modern vaccines will reach our children. Today, as...
"The Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) has launched a nationwide campaign 'Blow Away Pneumonia' to mark World Pneumonia Day on Friday. The drive which is supported by medical fraternity, parents, schools and local communities across India aims to create awareness about pneumonia, which is one of...
Listen to the Minister of Health in Bangladesh speak about World Pneumonia Day 2010! He calls for introduction of pneumococcal vaccines into Bangladesh and officially recognizes World Pneumonia Day! Click here to view the video! ...
The Haitian Pediatric Society has planned numerous events for World Pneumonia Day. These events were aimed at informing the Haitian community about the impact of pneumonia in children and the needs to access care immediately any time a child is coughing with fever and dyspnea. Some...
We all have a role to play in ending pneumonia deaths by 2030
