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31 Oct

Save the Children “Fighting for Breath” Report and Country Briefings Available Now!

he fight against pneumonia deaths is being lost – and children on the frontline are paying with their lives. Fighting for Breath turns a spotlight on the inequalities, policy failures and indifference holding back progress. It challenges governments, international agencies, private companies and non-governmental organizations to come...

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31 Oct

New Interactive Resource: The Effects of Pneumonia on Your Body

New from Healthline is an interactive tool which explains exactly how pneumonia devastates the human body. Use this tool on World Pneumonia Day (Nov. 12) and beyond to advocate for global health leaders to invest in #ChildHealth and #StopPneumonia....

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09 Oct

Celebrate World Pneumonia Day 2017, “Stop Pneumonia: Invest in Child Health”

World Pneumonia Day is dedicated to efforts that address the leading infectious causes of death for children under five. This year, we rally to the theme “Stop Pneumonia: Invest in Child Health”....

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30 Aug

Persevering to Immunize Nigeria’s Most Vulnerable

August 30, 2016 In Nigeria’s urban slums, where diseases are easy to pick up and health care facilities are hard to reach, prevention with vaccines can be the difference between life and death. One advocate tells her story. By Chika Offor, Chief Oversight Officer, Vaccine Network for...

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08 Aug

Advocacy Helps to Bridge the Gap between Pneumonia and Society’s Response to It

Blending health and art to motivate families in Nigeria to recognize and prevent pneumonia...

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14 Jul

Côte d’Ivoire: AGIS continues mobilization efforts to prevent childhood pneumonia during African Vaccination Week 2017

By collaborating with public figures and civil society actors, AGIS utilized health education to raise awareness of pneumonia vaccines...

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20 Jun

Creativity and Animation Provides an Unconventional Way to Advocate for Pneumonia

Delivering messages about protecting against, preventing, and treating pneumonia through visual communication...

15:58 / Blog

14 Dec

Round-Up: World Pneumonia Day 2016

From Abuja to Seattle, child health advocates rallied around a unified message in November: Keep the Promise. Stop Pneumonia Now. ...

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17 May

Confronting Misconceptions About Pneumonia in the Community

Film maker Joshua Oluchukwu Lawrence emphasizes need for community influencers to serve as health advocates in Nigeria....

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17 May

India Launches PCV

The roll-out of free pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in India is a milestone in the global charge against childhood pneumonia. Join us in celebrating this achievement on social media!...

16:47 / News