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Public Health Deans Urge G8 Action on Maternal & Child Health

Make noise for World Pneumonia Day – November 2nd
A day to help children breathe easier all over the world

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The World Health Assembly: Adoption of Pneumonia Resolution

The International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health applauds the adoption of the World Health Assembly Resolution prioritizing the prevention and treatment of pneumonia. This important milestone signals progress in the fight against the world’s leading killer of children. Learn more>>

For professional societies: Support PACE Call to Action

Pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts (PACE) urges professional medical societies worldwide to join over 100 of the world's leading organizations and sign on as a PACE partner to the Global Call to Action. Lend your support to our coordinated effort to fight pneumococcal disease around the world. As a member, your professional society will be featured on the PACE Web site and your work will be highlighted in key PACE promotional materials and other outreach efforts. Learn more>>

PneumoACTION is a project of the International Vaccine Access Center
at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health