GSK has launched a new
documentary, ‘Faces of Pneumonia’, to raise awareness of childhood pneumonia,
the leading cause of death among children globally.
‘Faces of Pneumonia’ is part of GSK’s commitment to reduce the impact of this killer disease. The documentary features interviews with experts and patients across the developed and developing world to reveal the real-life cost of pneumonia and what can be done to improve prevention and treatment.
The documentary reinforces the need for education among parents, improvements in access to treatment and increased prevention including hygiene, clean water and vaccination. If identified early, pneumonia can be treated using antibiotics. As such, the World Health Organization recommends vaccination to help protect children from pneumonia.
Lekan Asuni, General Manager, GlaxoSmithKline
Pharmaceutical, Anglophone West Africa, said ‘’GSK is committed to help fight
pneumonia worldwide and in Anglophone West Africa in particular, improving the
level of awareness on the impact of the disease on our population is a critical
step in winning the battle”.
World
Pneumonia Day (12 November) was organised by the Global Coalition Against Child
Pneumonia to encourage international efforts to combat the disease.
Director of Alliances and Information, International
Vaccine Access Centre, Lois Privor-Dumm, said “It's really important to get the
word out about what can be done to prevent and treat pneumonia. It doesn't matter
if you are in a relatively wealthy country or a remote region of Africa – the bottom line is that pneumonia is
devastating, and that there are too many cases that could be treated, and too
many deaths that could be prevented”.
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health said
“We need to do everything we can to ensure that children don't suffer
needlessly, and vaccines are part of the most cost-effective solution."
GSK Global Medical Director Bernard Hoet, said “Much
has been achieved in improving access to treatment and increasing prevention of
childhood pneumonia, particularly through the work of the GAVI Alliance in
developing countries. However, more needs to be done. We hope our documentary
helps further raise awareness of the real-life impact pneumonia has across the
globe. Even with recent improvements, at the current rate, the UN Millennium
Development Goal of reducing child mortality worldwide by two-thirds by 2015
won’t be met [UN MILLENNIUM GOALS]. We need to take action.”
Professor Vesikari, Chief of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Tampere
University Hospital, Finland,
said “People are asking: why do we need to vaccinate against this or that
disease? The question I would ask in reverse is why do we need to make our
children suffer from a disease we can prevent?”
Pneumonia places a significant burden on patients,
their families, healthcare professionals and society. Prevention through
vaccination can reduce disability and death from disease; reduce pain,
suffering, sleepless nights and loss of work days and income for parents due to
the need to care for an ill child.
In the time it will take to watch ‘Faces of
Pneumonia’, more than 35 children will have died needlessly from this disease.
The fight against pneumonia can be won.
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