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Pneumonia likely to kill 1.7 million children in India by 2030: NGO
NEW DELHI, Nov 12, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) — Over 1.7 million children in India
are likely to die of pneumonia by 2030, a global study released Monday by a
non-governmental organization said.
The study, released on the occasion of the World Pneumonia Day by Save the
Children, estimated that infectious disease is likely to kill nearly 11
million children under five by 2030 in world.
“Pneumonia is on course to kill nearly 11 million children by 2030, new
analysis conducted by Johns Hopkins University and Save the Children
reveals,” reads a statement.
“The in-depth modelling, released on World Pneumonia Day, also shows that
more than four million of these deaths — more than a third — could be
easily averted with concerted action to improve rates of vaccination,
treatment and nutrition,” the statement said.
According to the Britain-based non-profit aid organization, Nigeria, India,
Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are likely to bear the
highest burden of deaths.
In India, pneumonia mostly affects the elderly. However, the disease is the
biggest infectious killer for children globally, killing more than malaria,
diarrhoea and measles combined.
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