2. Pneumonia is preventable and
treatable, yet remains the leading
cause of infectious death in
children under 5 worldwide.
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3. Pneumonia is the #1 infectious
killer of children under age 5
globally, killing an estimated
879,000 children in 2016.
That’s more than 2,400 young
lives per day.
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UNICEF. (2016). Estimates of child cause of death, acute respiratory infection. Data
as of June 2018. Retrieved from https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-
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4. World Pneumonia Day is an
opportunity to take action on behalf
of all the world’s children.
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5. Today, we celebrate our
10th World Pneumonia
Day. This year,
pneumonia will claim the
lives of over half a
million fewer children
than it did each year
when we first recognized
World Pneumonia Day.
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6. People of any age, in
any country, are at
risk of contracting
pneumonia, but
the vast majority
of all childhood
deaths from
pneumonia occur in
poor countries.
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In addition to causing
substantial child
mortality, pneumonia
also pushes many
families into poverty.
8. Access to clean
water, sanitation and
handwashing with
soap help prevent
exposure to
pathogens that
cause pneumonia.
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9. In the last three decades,
millions of children’s lives
have been saved thanks to
access to vaccines,
antibiotics, and oxygen.
Each day, 1,000 fewer children
died from pneumonia in 2016
than they did in 2009.
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10. Investing in
pneumonia
interventions can
directly help us
achieve multiple
SDGs: SDG 3 – Good
health and well-being,
SDG 1 – No poverty,
and SDG 10 – No
inequalities.
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11. Girls in South Asia are
43% more likely to die
from pneumonia than
are boys.
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12. For children who acquire
pneumonia in developing
countries, 70% of deaths
could be prevented with
appropriate antibiotic
treatment that costs $0.40
for a course of treatment.
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13. Life-saving pneumonia
vaccination and treatments
exist; however, inequitable
distribution keeps some
groups disproportionately
vulnerable.
We must invest in
interventions that prioritize
the at-risk and underserved
populations.
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14. Pneumococcal and Hib
vaccines can prevent
nearly a million deaths
that would occur in the
poorest 40% of the low-
and middle- income
country population.
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15. Researchers found that in
low- and middle-income
countries, administering the
Hib and pneumococcal
vaccines can prevent over
1.25 million cases of poverty
over 15 years.
Chang AY et.a.al 2018 Health Affairs
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16. Globally, more than
50% of pneumonia
deaths among
children under 5 are
linked to household
air pollution.
WHO. (2016). Household air pollution and health. Retrieved from
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs292/en/
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17. Insufficient breastfeeding
can leave children
undernourished and at an
increased risk of
pneumonia. Breastfeeding
can prevent about one third
of all respiratory infections
and over half of all
hospitalizations from
respiratory infections.
WHO/UNICEF. (2013). Ending Preventable Child Deaths from Pneumonia and Diarrhoea by
2025. The Integrated Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhea (GAPPD). Retrieved
from http://www.unicef.org/media/files/Final_GAPPD_main_Report-_EN-8_April_2013.pdf
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18. Only with equitable
access to
comprehensive
pneumonia prevention
will we be able to end
preventable child deaths.
Learn more in our 2018
Pneumonia and Diarrhea
Progress Report, found at:
www.jhsph.edu/ivac/
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