Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds, health agencies sayBerkeley Medical Center Laboratory Manager Tambry Harvey displays the Klebsiella pneumonia organism in Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S., December 7, 2016. [Reuters]Pneumonia killed more than 800,000 babies and young children last year - or one child every 39 seconds - despite being curable and mostly preventable, global health agencies said on Tuesday. Pneumonia is a lung disease that can be caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. “Millions of children are dying for want of vaccines, affordable antibiotics and routine oxygen treatment,” said Kevin Watkins, chief executive of Save the Children. “This is a forgotten global epidemic that demands an urgent international response.”For More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper.

Source: Standard Digital November 12, 2019 06:04 UTC