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NEWS
"The Countdown’s use of the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine
for the first time as an indicator of country responsiveness illustrates the
power of new health interventions."
Full statement by Julian Lob-Levyt, GAVI Alliance Executive Secretary
Countdown to 2015, the 2008 Report (April 10, 2008)
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Special issue of WHO Bulletin, May 2008
on prevention and control of childhood pneumonia
This month’s WHO Bulletin focuses on the prevention and control of childhood pneumonia. It highlights research on the many aspects that drive this deadly disease and the progress now being made – progress that is a priority if Millennium Development Goal 4 to reduce child mortality is to be achieved.
 • Community-based management
• Oxygen concentrator system
• Case management in resource-
limited
settings
• Nutritional interventions
• Vaccines
• Community case management
• Indoor air pollution
• Equity and child-survival strategies
• Epidemiology and etiology
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