07 November - Health - Winning the fight against pneumonia

In today’s show, we heard from Dr John O’ Brien - specialist physician and expert on pneumonia and pulmonary disease. He joined us on the line to talk about Pneumonia. On November 12, the world will mark the 3rd World Pneumonia Day. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs, filling them with fluid. It causes cough and fever and can make breathing difficult. It is also reported that Pneumonia is the world's leading killer of children under five, claiming one young life every 20 seconds. That's more than AIDS, Malaria and Measles combined but the good news is that we can win the fight against pneumonia. More than one million young lives can be saved annually with vaccines and antibiotics, reducing indoor air pollution and through breastfeeding for the first six months of life. Dr O’ Brien explained more. For more information about Pneumonia visit www.worldpneumoniaday.org