Childhood Pneumonia: SARMAAN reaches 16m children, doctor seeks better care

Of all the preventable illnesses that threaten children under five in northern Nigeria, pneumonia is one of the deadliest. It is also one of the easiest to miss. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines childhood pneumonia as an acute respiratory infection that affects a child's lungs, yet in many homes it is mistaken for an ordinary cough or cold until…