Improved Pneumonia Vaccine, Health Monitoring Systems Could Reduce Child Deaths In Kenya
IRIN: Pneumonia vaccine shows promise in Kenya
“Better uptake of the new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in children under five alongside more robust health monitoring systems at community level could help stem pneumonia related-deaths in children in Kenya: 20 percent of deaths in children under five are attributable to the disease, according to the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation…” (3/28).
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