The purpose of today’s World Pneumonia Day is to increase public awareness of pneumonia as a public health concern and to provide a forum for the sharing of information, solutions, and other methods to combat the illness.
This year’s motto for World Pneumonia Day is “every breath counts: stop pneumonia in its track.”
Emphasizing the importance of each breath, the subject emphasizes the need to avoid, treat, and recognize pneumonia as soon as possible.
COVID-19 killed 10 million people in 2021 alone, while pneumonia killed 2.2 million people, including 502,000 children, according to the global burden of disease report. It is imperative to combat this disease since it is considered the “biggest infectious killer of children and adults.”
