This website is a source for information about World Pneumonia Day—November 12—which was established in 2009. The aim of the day is to raise awareness about pneumonia, the world’s leading killer of children under the age of five; promote interventions to protect against, prevent, and treat pneumonia; and generate action to combat pneumonia.

Author(s): PneumoADIP, GAVI Alliance, Save the Children, Hedge Funds vs. Malaria & Pneumonia

Resource types: Website

Diseases: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib); Pneumococcus

Topics: Advocacy and communications; Disease/vaccine specific information

Regions: Global