#Pneumonia is responsible for 16% of all childhood deaths, with the majority taking place among children aged less than 2 years old. We must do better:
Fighting for Breath: A call to action on childhood pneumonia
credit: Save The Children Sarah Ruteri*, aged 14 months, is a survivor. A few months ago, I saw her admitted to the pediatric ward of Lodwar hospital in northern Kenya’s drought-affected Turkana district. Suffering from severe pneumonia, Sarah was gasping for breath – and fighting for her life. …