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By Orin Levine Huffington Post- November 1st, 2009 "After years as the forgotten killer of children, pneumonia is finally going to have its day. Literally. Monday November 2nd is the first ever World Pneumonia Day and by all appearances this could be the tipping point...

Times of India-November 1st, 2009 "If you want to keep pneumonia (common respiratory disease) at bay, make efforts to strengthen your immunity and resistance power to fight the disease, believe health experts as they prepare for the World Pneumonia Day, to be observed on Monday...

By Dr Abu Sayeed Shimul and Dr Tareq Salahuddin The Daily Star- October 31, 2009 "“The objective to mark the World Pneumonia Day is to reduce the gap in the availability of vaccines and other treatment supports between developed and developing countries. Policy makers should consider preventive...

By Celia W Dugger New York Times-October 29, 2009 "All the attention has gone to more glamorous diseases, but this basic thing has been left behind,” said Mickey Chopra, chief of health at Unicef, which is trying to put diarrhea back on the global health agenda. “It’s...

By United News of India NewKerala.com - October 29, 2009 "To focus on the killer pneumonia which claims lives of 410,000 children every year in India, Health advocates from across the country would launch a campaign against the disease on the World Pneumonia Day on November 2....

By Julie M. Aurelio Philippine Daily Inquirer-October 29, 2009 "Health professionals on Wednesday called on government to offer free anti-pneumonia vaccines to children to pull the country out of the list of the top 10 countries with the highest child pneumonia cases. “If only we can include this...