Abstract
On June 8, 2012, UNICEF released a report, Pneumonia and diarrhoea: tackling the deadliest diseases for the world's poorest children,1 UNICEFPneumonia and diarrhoea: tackling the deadliest diseases for the world's poorest children. UN Children's Fund, New York2012 Google Scholar that presents a compelling argument for greater action for all children, but especially the most vulnerable, on these leading causes of child deaths. Pneumonia and diarrhoea together account for nearly a third (29%) of all deaths among children younger than 5 years, a loss of more than 2 million lives each year. 2 Liu L Johnson HL Cousens S et al. for the Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group of WHOUNICEFGlobal, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000. Lancet. 2012; 379: 2151-2161 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (2669) Google Scholar
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