World Pneumonia Day

Pneumonia: One Disease, Two Solutions

Kathy Bushkin Calvin | Posted 01.17.2012

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Pneumonia inflicts a terrible toll on children around the world. Yet it doesn't have to. With your help, we can all breathe a little easier -- one vaccine and one clean cookstove at a time.

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5 Myths About Pneumonia

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 01.11.2012

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Despite renewed global attention and its dramatic toll, pneumonia remains one of the world's least-understood conditions. Let's tackle a few of the leading myths head-on.

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The Three-legged Stool of Successful Disease Prevention

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 07.10.2011

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Successes with malaria are promising, but fragile -- and largely dependent on existing technologies and the ability to scale up delivery systems to deliver them.

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Sparking a Movement for World Pneumonia Day

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Only in its second year, it seems like World Pneumonia Day might be moving from spark to blaze -- engaging governments, child health organizations and advocates in an effort to spotlight the leading killer of children.

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Addressing a Global Killer This World Pneumonia Day

Karl Hofmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Few Americans would guess that pneumonia kills more children than any other disease, but in many developing countries access to effective treatment is limited. So what's being done?

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Childhood Pneumonia: The Killer That's Slipped Through the Cracks

Dr. Bill Frist | Posted 05.25.2011

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The leading killer of children under the age of five in the developing world is pneumonia. Not malaria. Not AIDS. A highly preventable and treatable illness is claiming 1.5 million young lives every year.

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Pneumonia's Final Verse

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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A quick Google News search this morning using the term "pneumonia" brought up a bunch of stories. Most of them were about Canadian folk singer Bruce C...

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5 Ways To Combat Pneumonia Globally

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Perhaps the most ambitious MDG is the fourth, which aims to reduce child mortality by two-thirds. Progress is being made on this goal but much more can and should be done.

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I Wish I were the Leader of a G-8 Country

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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I wish that I were the leader of a G-8 country this week. There are two reasons. First, the G-8 is meeting in Huntsville, Ontario, one of my favor...

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Pneumonia's Last Syrah

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Could getting rid of a case of wine help get rid of cases of pneumonia? This is the idea that came to me last week when New York Times wine criti...

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Great news for kids everywhere

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, the world's ministers of health deserve our praise and recognition for resolving themselves to tackle the biggest killer of children with pr...

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Please Spread Viral Pneumonia (Videos, that is)

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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While there are millions of cases of viral pneumonia every year, there are far too few pneumonia videos that "go viral" on the Internet.

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First-Ever World Pneumonia Day: How You Can Fight This Curable Killer

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, Nov. 2, 2009 marks the first-ever World Pneumonia Day. Pneumonia remains one of the largest killers in developing world-- claiming more victims...

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Pneumonia: Why Do We Let It Get Away With This Much?

Karl Hofmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Did you know there was a "World Pneumonia Day"? It may not sound very exciting, but the toll this treatable disease takes on children around the world should make you sit up and take note.

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Will Raj Shah Make USAID More "Child Friendly"?

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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As USAID's new head, If Dr. Shah should embrace child survival by directing his budget and programs to combating diarrhea and pneumonia, the two leading killers of children worldwide.

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Are You Smarter than the World's Global Health Donors?

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pneumonia is so poorly recognized that New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof called it "The killer no one suspects" and UNICEF dubbed it "the forgotten killer of children."

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