World Pneumonia Day - 12 November

12 Nov 2019

World Pneumonia Day – 12 November

World Pneumonia Day – 12 NovemberToday is World Pneumonia Day.

World Pneumonia Day is an annual day to raise awareness of the best ways to protect against, prevent and treat pneumonia.

This year is the 10th anniversary of World Pneumonia Day, which was started in 2009.

Pneumonia is a preventable and treatable disease that primarily affects the lungs. It affects 155 million children under the age of 5.
 	The disease is also the deadliest disease for children under 5, claiming more young lives than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Pneumonia in children is most prevalent in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
 	However, despite that, pneumonia's negative effects still are not widely known. So, this day is important to make more people aware about the disease.

Fortunately, this disease can be easily treated. Medicines are effective and affordable while a vaccine is also available.
 	Ensuring that children receive adequate nutrition from birth is also important to improving their natural immune systems, which in turn helps to protect children against pneumonia.

Since the introduction of World Pneumonia Day, there has been much improvement in the fight against pneumonia. However, more work still needs to be done.

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