Showing posts with label Pneumonia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pneumonia. Show all posts

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

November 12: World Pneumonia Day

Today is World Pneumonia Day.

Pneumonia is the world's biggest killer of children under the age of 5. Last year, it killed 1.1 million children. This is more than Tuberculosis, AIDS and Malaria combined. It is estimated to cost tens of billions of dollars each year*.