Monthly Archives: November 2014
World Pneumonia Day 2014 – Universal Access to Pneumonia Prevention and Care
As we commemorate another World Pneumonia Day this November 12, we must acknowledge and mourn the children still dying from what is a largely preventable, or otherwise treatable, illness. Pneumonia is still the #1 infectious killer of children under age 5 globally, responsible for nearly 1 million child deaths annually. Continue reading
Delivering Life-Saving Medicines Through Mobile
An important but often overlooked issue in the global health space is the need to strengthen the medical supply chain, ensuring medicine and medical supplies are available in hospitals, clinics and communities when they are needed. Sounds easy, right? But in developing countries this is a major issue, making it difficult to provide basic health services to patients. Continue reading
