Amoxicillin Dispersible tablets. [UNICEF.org]The Ministry of Health has announced that it will adopt Amoxicillin Dispersible tablets as the first line antibiotic treatment for pneumonia for children under the age of five.Heath Cabinet Secretary Dr. Cleopa Mailu will join stakeholders for a breakfast meeting on Monday, 13th November 2017 and launch the new drugs which are recommended in the new WHO pneumonia treatment guidelines.According to Dr. Warfa Osman, the Head, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health Unit, Pneumonia deaths can be prevented by proper nutrition, vaccination and early diagnosis and treatment using Amoxicillin Dispersible Tablets.As the World marked Pneumonia day on Sunday, experts reveal that dispersible tablets are more affordable, hygienic and easier to administer than liquid suspensions.World Pneumonia Day is observed on 12th November every year, to raise awareness about pneumonia, the world’s leading killer of children under the age of five. This year’s theme was: Stop Pneumonia; Invest in Child Health. Pneumonia has been ranked as one of the major killers of children in Kenya, something that experts believe can be prevented.
A child under the age of five dies every 20 seconds globally due to Pneumonia while in Kenya, a huge number of children die from the same.