CNS: [Call to register] Webinar for media: Every breath counts: Stop pneumonia now!

[Webinar recording] We welcome you to register for an exclusive media webinar on one of the biggest cause of death for children under 5 years of age, Pneumonia. Pneumonia also effects adults, particularly the elderly. Top reason for people living with HIV ending up in intensive care units of hospitals is not heart disease or accident, but pneumonia! Get connected with noted experts from lead agencies such as the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), King George's Medical University (KGMU), among others, who will present and respond to questions live!

Date: Tuesday, 24th November 2015

Time: 1:00pm Geneva Time, 12 noon London Time, 2pm Durban Time, 7:00am New York/ Boston Time, 5:30pm Indian Standard Time, 7pm Thailand/ Indonesia time
(check www.timeanddate.com for your local time)
Duration: 60 minutes

To register, click here

Why join?

Over 900,000 children die of pneumonia every year. Despite being preventable, pneumonia continues to be a top killer of children under five. Pneumonia also wreaks 'breath-taking' havoc in lives of adults, particularly the elderly, and people living with HIV.

A new report released in November 2015 shows that India has the highest number of pneumonia and diarrhoea deaths among children globally (297114 deaths). In 2015, these two diseases together were responsible for one in four deaths in children under five.

This webinar will provide you an opportunity to have a direct interface with lead experts, listen to their expert comments and brief presentations, and ask questions from them, live!

About the Experts:

Moderator: Ashok Ramsarup, noted award-winning commentator and senior radio programme producer, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
Co-moderator: Shobha Shukla, Managing Editor, CNS (Citizen News Service)