World Pneumonia Day.pptx

Pneumonia Day

1. © 2015 Sk Jan Mohammad, Courtesy of Photoshare

2. Pneumonia is preventable and treatable, yet remains the leading cause of infectious death in children under 5 worldwide. © 2012 Pinky Patel, Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

3. Pneumonia is the #1 infectious killer of children under age 5 globally, killing an estimated 879,000 children in 2016. That’s more than 2,400 young lives per day. © 2009 Arie Basuki , Courtesy of Photoshare UNICEF. (2016). Estimates of child cause of death, acute respiratory infection. Data as of June 2018. Retrieved from https:// data.unicef.org /topic/child-health/pneumonia/ November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

4. World Pneumonia Day is an opportunity to take action on behalf of all the world’s children. © 2009 Mary Lu, Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

5. Today, we celebrate our 10 th World Pneumonia Day. This year, pneumonia will claim the lives of over half a million fewer children than it did each year when we first recognized World Pneumonia Day. November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

6. People of any age, in any country, are at risk of contracting pneumonia, but the vast majority of all childhood deaths from pneumonia occur in poor countries. © 2016 Riccardo Gangale / VectorWorks , Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

7. © 2016 Riccardo Gangale / VectorWorks , Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org In addition to causing substantial child mortality, pneumonia also pushes many families into poverty.

8. Access to clean water, sanitation and handwashing with soap help prevent exposure to pathogens that cause pneumonia. 
 © 2014 Alexaya Learner/ GlobeMed at UCLA, Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

9. In the last three decades, millions of children’s lives have been saved thanks to access to vaccines, antibiotics, and oxygen. Each day, 1,000 fewer children died from pneumonia in 2016 than they did in 2009. © 2009 Center for Communication Programs, Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

10. Investing in pneumonia interventions can directly help us achieve multiple SDGs: SDG 3 – Good health and well-being, SDG 1 – No poverty, and SDG 10 – No inequalities. © 2014 C. Hanna-Truscott/Midwives for Haiti, Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

11. Girls in South Asia are 43% more likely to die from pneumonia than are boys. #StopPneumonia November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

12. For children who acquire pneumonia in developing countries, 70% of deaths could be prevented with appropriate antibiotic treatment that costs $0.40 for a course of treatment. November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

13. Life-saving pneumonia vaccination and treatments exist; however, inequitable distribution keeps some groups disproportionately vulnerable. We must invest in interventions that prioritize the at-risk and underserved populations. November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

14. Pneumococcal and Hib vaccines can prevent nearly a million deaths that would occur in the poorest 40% of the low- and middle- income country population. © 2006 Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs, Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

15. Researchers found that in low- and middle-income countries, administering the Hib and pneumococcal vaccines can prevent over 1.25 million cases of poverty over 15 years. Chang AY et.a.al 2018 Health Affairs November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org © Afshan Najafi

16. Globally, more than 50% of pneumonia deaths among children under 5 are linked to household air pollution. WHO. (2016). Household air pollution and health. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs292/en/ © 2014 Dipak Raj Sharma/ Suaahara Program/JHUCCP, Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

17. Insufficient breastfeeding can leave children undernourished and at an increased risk of pneumonia. Breastfeeding can prevent about one third of all respiratory infections and over half of all hospitalizations from respiratory infections. WHO/UNICEF. (2013). Ending Preventable Child Deaths from Pneumonia and Diarrhoea by 2025. The Integrated Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhea (GAPPD). Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/media/files/Final_GAPPD_main_Report-_EN-8_April_2013.pdf © 2008 Suaahara /JHUCCP, Courtesy of Photoshare November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

18. Only with equitable access to comprehensive pneumonia prevention will we be able to end preventable child deaths. Learn more in our 2018 Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report , found at: www.jhsph.edu /ivac/ November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org

19. November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org Where do we go from here? How to #StopPneumonia, the leading cause of child illness

20. November 12 www.StopPneumonia.org Where do we go from here? How to #StopPneumonia, the leading cause of child illness