Pneunmoccal Awareness Council of Experts (PACE)

This World Pneumonia Day, learn the facts and spread the word

By Sofia Redford

Winter colds are never any fun – the high fever, the hacking cough, the difficulty breathing. Now imagine trying to struggle through all of that when you are undernourished, under five years old and under no care other than the worried eyes of your mother. Imagine dying of pneumonia. Seems old fashioned, right? Wrong. It happens every 20 seconds – pneumonia is the leading killer of children under five, and 98% of all childhood deaths from pneumonia occur in developing nations.

• Read more