World pneumonia day – facts and figures

Wednesday November 14 2012

This day seeks to raise awareness of pneumonia as a public health issue and help prevent the millions of avoidable child deaths from the disease that occur each year. Watch video: Facts and figures on pneumonia

See also: PDF graphic on World pneumonia day

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