Pneumococcal disease is the leading vaccine-preventable killer of children younger than five worldwide and can cause potentially life-threatening illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis.
Pneumonia, the most common form of severe pneumococcal disease, is responsible for 1 in 6 deaths in Gambian children less than five years of age, according to the World Health Organization.
Safe and effective vaccines exist to combat the pneumococcal disease but until recently have not been broadly available to low income countries, despite the fact that more than 95% of pneumococcal cases occur in those nations.
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Posted - 20 Aug 2009 : 11:48:33
