World Pneumonia Day is a global event observed every year on 12 November to spread awareness and educate people to combat Pneumonia disease, which is a world’s biggest infectious killer of adults and children, responsible for the majority of death of children below five around the world. The day is also focused on creating ample opportunity and encourage for the global action mainly in the low and middle income countries to fight the toll due to pneumonia and other respiratory infection.
Pneumonia is an inflammatory respiratory disorder caused due to bacteria, viruses or fungal infections which impair the air sacs of the lungs, called “Alveoli”. It results in the accumulation of fluid or pus in the air sacs, making breathing difficult. It is a contagious disease and could be fatal for the person with weaker immunity, especially in the children’s and elderly people
Importance of World Pneumonia Day (WPD)
Pneumonia is a preventable and treatable infectious disease. Despite the availability of treatment, the death toll due to Pneumonia and other respiratory infectious disease has risen drastically in past years. In 2019, 25 lakh people lost their lives, and around seven lakh children below five years died due to the Pneumonia across the world.
Also, the Unprecedented COVID outbreak has added the toll to 6 lakh death due to respiratory infectious disease in 2021, making it one of the biggest respiratory crisis putting lahs of people at risk of infection and death.
To fight the risk of respiratory infection and to, curb the toll due to lack of awareness about respiratory infection and bring the organisation on a single platform to create the opportunity to make this preventable infectious disease accessible to all sections of society, World Pneumonia Day plays a crucial role, the days encourage various public and private organizations to contribute and organise campaigns at their levels to impart preventive measures and provide facility and making sure no one is deprived of the vaccinations.
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