Date:
10/11/2015
Breathing away: the impact of pneumonia
Every year, close to a million children under the age of 5 die from pneumonia. Globally, it is the number one infectious killer of young children, with those living in poor and rural communities affected the most. To learn more about what we are doing to prevent pneumonia, please visit our website on http://www.malariaconsortium.org/projects/pneumonia-diagnostics
Country: Uganda
Keywords: Pneumonia | Childhood illnesses | Africa |
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