Watch Global Pneumonia Summit Live Right Now
Today is World Pneumonia Day and you can watch the Global Pneumonia Summit live right now.
Child advocates from around the world are gathering in New York City to hear the latest on how we can raise the profile of child pneumonia and get policymakers everywhere to act.
Speakers include:
- Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Advisor to the United Nations’ Secretary-General
- Singer-songwriter and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo
- ABC News’ senior health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser
- WHO and UNICEF present a new report, the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia, which provides a road map for preventing and treat child pneumonia in the world’s poorest countries.
- And leading global health experts, philanthropists, faith-based leaders, corporate representatives and child advocates to begin to change the way the world responds to the #1 killer of children—pneumonia.
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