Voice of America: UN Calls for Action on Pneumonia in Children

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

UN Calls for Action on Pneumonia in Children Nov 11th 2012, 19:19 The United Nations is observing World Pneumonia Day on November 12 by calling on country leaders to spring into action to reduce child deaths from pneumonia. U.N. and other health agencies say the world has the means to save hundreds of thousands of children's lives from this preventable disease. Pneumonia kills more children than any other disease in the world. The U.N. Children's Fund reports every 25 seconds a child dies from pneumonia. It kills 3,400 children a day or 1.3 million a year. ... Media files: DB5CB673-148C-42D6-A5CA-57BF498FEF24_cx0_cy9_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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