Health Cabinet Secretary Dr Cleopa Mailu (Photo/the Star)
Pneumonia has been ranked as one of the major killers of children in Kenya.
However, medical experts have hinted that the situation can be prevented.According to Dr. Warfa Osman who is the Head, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health Unit, such deaths can be prevented by proper nutrition, vaccination and early diagnosis.
Treatment using Amoxicillin Dispersible Tablets can also be used to help pneumonia patients to recover.A child under the age of five dies every 20 seconds globally due to Pneumonia while in Kenya.Health stakeholders, led by Health Cabinet Secretary Dr.Cleopa Mailu are set to meet to discuss challenges facing the fight of the deadly disease.Dr. Mailu will also launch Amoxicillin Dispersible Tablets that are recommended in the disease’s treatment guidelines.The World Pneumonia day, which is observed annually on November 12, is deemed to raise awareness about the infection which is the world’s leading killer disease of children under the age of five.