World Pneumonia Day is observed every year on November 12 to raise awareness, promote prevention and treatment and produce action to combat the disease.
Pneumonia an acute respiratory infection commonly caused by virus or bacteria is the single biggest infectious killer of adults and children claiming the lives of 2.5 million, including 6,72,000 children in 2019. The surge in Covid pneumonia cases in recent times is expected to add significantly to the total number of deaths due to pneumonia.
World Pneumonia Day 2020 is an annual event that was first celebrated in the year 2009.