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Pneumonia major killer of children [1]

KATHMANDU, NOV 02 - Every year, 11,000 children under five years of age die of pneumonia, despite the state's claim that its efforts to contain child mortality are paying off.

According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), over 58,000 children aged below five years die of various diseases, including pneumonia.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Kathmandu Post (Nepal) [2]
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Nepal [3], Children [4], Pneumonia [5], Infant mortality [6]
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