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Key players, Policies, and Programs Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death for children in India. “It has been estimated that in India incidence of pneumonia among under-fives is 0.37 episodes/year, resulting in 43 million new cases. Of all pneumonia cases, 7-13% are severe enough to require hospitalization. Pneumonia causes an estimated 408,000Continue reading “Final Blog Post”

Risk factors associated with the diseases you identified In India more then 55% of death for children ages 5 and below is caused by neonatal death. This includes; pneumonia, sepsis, diarrhea, tetanus, prematurity, birth asphyxia, and congenital abnormalities. Outside of neonatal deaths, the next leading cause of death is pneumonia. Children are at a greaterContinue reading “Learning Circle: Shared Learning”