pneumonia
World Pneumonia Day: Poor vaccination & lack of awareness make India pneumonia hotspot
November 12, 2021
In 2019, India recorded over 2.5 million deaths due to pneumonia, with children under two accounting for most of the deaths and 153,000 deaths within the first month of life, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in a report on the state of the deadly disease that is...
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World Immunisation Week: UNICEF vaccinates almost half the world’s children
April 29, 2017
As the world observes International Immunisation Week from April 24-30, 2017, with the theme #VaccinesWork, a data released by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals that UNICEF is the largest buyer of vaccines for children in the world, yet millions of children in India...
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Bird flu reported in New Delhi
October 21, 2016
As the news of avian influenza spreads across New Delhi, the Indian capital, authorities take precautionary measures and poultry traders prepare for fall in demand. Visitors to Delhi should be alert too.
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