Today the World Fights Back Against the Leading Killer of Children: Pneumonia! "A league of global health experts, advocates, policymakers, and superheroes dressed in head-to-toe blue spandex supersuits fought back today against pneumonia – the world’s leading killer of children despite the existence of vaccines and...
Geneva is joining cities and towns around the world in marking the second World Pneumonia Day. Read the official press release here! ...
Pneumonia doesn't have to take the lives of more than 1.5 million children each year, according to the 2010 Pneumonia Report Card. By focusing on the gaPP interventions and on the countries that account for the overwhelming majority of child pneumonia deaths worldwide, this report card...
Washington, D.C. – This World Pneumonia Day, the March of Washingtons – a broad-based campaign to increase access to high-quality antimalarial and pneumonia drugs, in Africa – is gearing up to make its first donation of pneumonia drugs, third donation overall. Antibiotics to treat pneumonia...
Deerfield, IL – November 10, 2010 - The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene joins the global community in observing the second annual World Pneumonia Day on November 12. Pneumonia kills more children under five years of age than any other disease — stealing...
Events worldwide aim to raise awareness about the leading killer of children under five GENEVA, 11 November 2010 — 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...
IVI pairs up with Amway to raise awareness of pneumonia Seoul-based international organization participates in “World Pneumonia Day” campaign on Nov. 12 Every year 1.5 million children under age 5 years die from pneumonia; prevention education is essential SEOUL, Korea – The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has participated...
On World Pneumonia Day, November 12, 2010, Cokie Roberts will help moderate a conversation on The Faces of Pneumonia between 10:00 am until 11:00 am. The event will take place at the Barbara Jordan Conference Center at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C. Please make...
On November 12th, a team of PneumoniaFighters!, dressed in blue 'superhero-style' costumes, will take to the streets of Washington, D.C. and appear at strategic locations around the city handing out PneumoniaGrams addressed to the President of the United States. DC area residents, tourists, and families...
On November 9, 2010, the Rhone Rangers & GAVI Campaign will be hosting Pneumonia's Last Syrah in the Dogpatch Studios in San Francisco, California. 20 Rhone Rangers wineries will be pouring American Syrahs, and they and many other wineries will be donating $10 for each case...
We all have a role to play in ending pneumonia deaths by 2030
