Easiest to Treat, Kills the Most: Help Pnock Out Pneumonia with Dodgeball

by Mike Smith · 2009-10-09 10:01:00 UTC
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Why is the world neglecting pneumonia when it's the 'most solvable problem in Global Health'? With the illness claiming the lives of more than two million children a year, some explain that pneumonia just isn't feared in America as much any more, which is perhaps why the devastation it causes across the globe goes unnoticed.

Dr Orin Levin, Executive Director of PneumoADIP at the Johns Hopkins University wants the West to stand up against pneumonia as it has for malaria in recent years. He cities UNICEF who call it "The forgotten killer of children." He has various suggestions for ways you can take action that include mention of World Pneumonia Day, wearing blue jeans and playing dodgeball (!) all to help raise attention and much needed funds to kill off and finally "pnock out pneumonia." That's a pun I will definitely stand by on World Pneumonia Day, November 2.

Photo credit: Kevin N Murphy

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