The Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia One Year Later

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The Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia One Year Later

27 April 2021

 

On April 27, ADB hosted the webinar on The Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia One Year Later. Speakers from Every Breath Counts Coalition including UNICEF, Save the Children, and PATH, presented the progress made since last year’s call to action to reduce deaths from pneumonia as well as the global strategy being implemented in South Asia.

The three roundtables covered the six areas highlighted in the declaration which have been completed already. The webinar also encapsulated the findings on the countries’ progress towards their commitment to the declaration.

Program and Learning Materials: 
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
27 Apr 2021 Introduction and Presentation Fighting for Breath
This presentation from JustActions gave an overview of how pneumonia is still the leading infectious cause of early death (0-69 years) across developing...
Leith Greenslade
27 Apr 2021 Panel Discussion: Childhood Pneumonia in Asia Accelerating Progress Towards Ending Child Pneumonia Deaths in the Asian Region
In this presentation, Anna Detjen presented data from 30 high pneumonia mortality countries and how UNICEF is creating a sustainable response. She also...
Anne Detjen
27 Apr 2021 Panel Discussion: Childhood Pneumonia in Asia Childhood Pneumonia Reduction Efforts and COVID-19: Bangladesh Context
This presentation gave anoverview of key pneumonia facts in Bangladesh. Speaker Sabbir Ahmed also shared the various actions and opportunities Save the...
Sabbir Ahmed
27 Apr 2021 Panel Discussion: Childhood Pneumonia in Asia Progress on Childhood Pneumonia: PATH’s integrated approach
This presentation from Dr.Sudhir Maknikar gave an overview of the mortality rate In India due to childhood pneumonia. Dr. Sudhir Maknikar also presented...
Sudhir Maknikar

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