The Indian Academy of Pediatrics
HEALTH The Indian Academy of Pediatrics supports the 'Say No to Pneumonia’ campaign Paediatricians emphasise on the importance of preventive measures to curb the pneumonia threat On the occasion of World Pneumonia Day on November 12, the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) will be flagging off the ‘Say No to Pneumonia’ , a campaign to increase awareness about the disease and its preventive measures. This is to strengthen efforts to decrease infant child mortality rate due to pneumonia. Globally, pneumonia accounts for 20 per cent deaths among children below five years becoming the leading cause of death in the age group. According to the IAP, annually, India witnesses 45 million pneumonia cases among children under five years of which 0.37 million die due to pneumonia. Commenting on the pneumonia deaths among young children in India, Dr Rohit C Agrawal , National IAP President said, "Globally, pneumonia kills an estimated 1.4 million children under the...