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World Pneumonia Day – November 12

November 13 , 2019 1842 days 2092 0
  • The world pneumonia day is observed every year on November 12.
  • More than 100 organizations representing the interests of children joined forces as the ‘Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia’ to hold the first World Pneumonia Day on 2 November 2009.
  • This year the theme for World Pneumonia Day is "healthy lungs for all".
  • Pneumonia is a respiratory disease - the biggest killer of children under five across the world.
  • India alone accounted for 70% of the global pneumonia burden in the year 2016.

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