Immunising Children against Pneumonia in Laos – World Pneumonia Day, 12th November 2019

Together with colleagues in Laos PDR, Dr Jocelyn Chan and Professor Fiona Russell are highlighting the challenges of combating Pneumonia – the most common reason children end up in hospital and a common cause of death for children in Laos. South East Asia has some of the highest rates of death due to Pneumonia in the world, along with Sub-Saharan Africa. Read their piece in Pursuit (University of Melbourne), which recognises World Pneumonia Day as an opportunity for the global community to come together and combat Pneumonia, here.