World Pneumonia Day during a Global Pneumonia Pandemic
This year, World Pneumonia Day will be held during a global pneumonia pandemic. By 12 November, COVID-19 is expected to cause 1.3 million deaths....
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Calling for a COVID-19 emergency oxygen response
The Every Breath Counts Coalition is calling on the ACT-Accelerator lead agencies for a COVID-19 Emergency Oxygen Response. ...
Global health agencies report progress one year after the Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia
One year after the inaugural Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia, what progress has been made?...
Welcoming COVID-19 emergency oxygen response
Every Breath Counts welcomes the announcement by the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) of a $US1.6 billion COVID-19 Emergency Oxygen Response to help the worst-affected countries ensure that no more COVID-19 patients die for lack of oxygen....
Government leadership critical to tackling COVID-19 oxygen shortages
Every Breath Counts calls on Health and Finance Ministers in the countries with COVID-19 oxygen shortages to accelerate investments to end the unnecessary suffering and deaths that are being caused by lack of oxygen....
Governments report progress one year after the Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia
Read about the successes and challenges of 16 countries one year after they met at the first-ever Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia in Barcelona....
The critical role of pneumonia vaccines in an era of respiratory pandemics
Children and adults living in countries that do not offer pneumonia-fighting vaccines are dangerously exposed to pneumonia and at risk of infecting others....
What is the future of GAPPD?
Every Breath Counts Coalition is calling on the World Health Assembly to review, update and extend the GAPPD to 2030 and ensure its alignment with the SDGs....
Pneumonia Care Seeking Scorecard
40% of children with symptoms of pneumonia are NOT taken to a healthcare provider in the 40 countries with 90% of child pneumonia deaths. Children living in poor households are least likely to be taken for care. ...
The promise of reduced dose pneumococcal vaccination for children
Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death in children under five and, as a result, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or PCV, is one of the most lifesaving vaccines. However, less than seven in every ten children are protected with PCV, well below the global...