Pneumonia

Innovations Network

Aiming to achieve unprecedented levels of collaboration to improve the quality, availability, and affordability of pneumonia prevention, diagnostic and treatment innovations for children

UPDATES

Stay current on the latest pneumonia updates and news about PIN member activities.

EVENTS

Mark your calendars with upcoming conferences and events.

The Missing Piece: Why continued neglect of pneumonia threatens the achievement of health goals
Released by JustActions, 12 November 2018. "Despite progress in reducing child pneumonia deaths, man...
Posted in Updates

February 28, 2019: Influenza and child pneumonia webinar event
(Above) Photo by Ellery Lamm / Save the Children: Five-month-old Shahida is treated for pneumonia in a hospital in the Barisal district of Bangladesh.  Influenza and child pneumonia webinarFebruary 28...
Posted in Events

March 14, 2019: Respiratory syncytial virus and child pneumonia webinar event
(Above) Photo by Ellery Lamm / Save the Children: Nilufar carries her 6-month-old baby, Jisan, to her community clinic in Barisal district of Bangladesh.  Respiratory syncytial virus and child pneumon...
Posted in Events

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Sida and JPIAMR. 15 Feb 2019 Deadline.
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is supporting the 2019 call for proposals from the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) with up to SEK 35 m...
Posted in Events

15th WINFOCUS World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency & Critical Care
Mark your calendars for the 15th WINFOCUS World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency & Critical Care Event, 21st- 24th February, 2019 at Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, Dubai, UAE....
Posted in Events

29th International Pediatric Association Congress Partnerships for Children Event
29th International Pediatric Association CongressThe IPA 2019 Congress will be held March 17 – 21, 2019 in beautiful Panama City, Panama in the year of this vibrant city’s Quincentennial Celebration! ...
Posted in Events

BLOGS

Read blog posts from PIN leaders and innovators in the field.

01 February 2019
Imagination is more important than knowledge
Blogs
Above, photo by Peter Casamento: FREO2 Uganda team in Mbarara. From (L) to (R) Frank Kiwanuka, Sandrah, Ivan Muhumuza, Sheillah Mutetire Bagayana and Patrick Semata. by Roger Rassool, physicist at the University of Melbourne and co-founder of the FRE...
02 January 2019
If we want a more equitable world, we need to tackle Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Blogs
Above: Neha Thakur, 25, poses with her 7 month old baby, Vanita. ©Gates Archive/Mansi MidhaBy Keith Klugman, Director, Pneumonia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Many of us who work in global health were drawn to the field by a desire to create a...
03 December 2018
Fighting childhood pneumonia in Africa: Are antibiotics necessary for treatment of non-severe fast breathing child pneumonia?
Blogs
by Evangelyn Nkwopara, Senior Research Manager and Clinical Trials Specialist at Save the Children US It is 7:30AM in a small district hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, and the pediatric triage unit is packed full of anxious parents seeking care for thei...
30 November 2018
The vaccine saving the lives of Pacific children
Blogs
Above: Following the introduction of the vaccine in Fiji, fewer people in the community carried the vaccinated types of pneumococcus. Picture: Australian High Commission, SuvaBy Associate Professor Fiona Russell, University of Melbourne. First publis...

NEWSLETTERS

Get our latest monthly newsletter or view our previous newsletter releases.

01 February 2019
February 2019 Member Newsletter
Newsletters
Photo by Fredrik Lerneryd, Save the Children: Clinical officer Agnes, is reviewing Rebecca* and her baby, Lawrence*, who has severe pneumonia. Lawrence* is doing much better after three days in the health center.  A COMMENT FROM THE COORDINATORWith the new year well underway, we have exciting network news and events to share. We are eager to announce the first two webinars in our annual PIN webinar series: Influenza and child pneumonia and Respiratory syncytial virus and child pneumonia (see our...

WEBINARS

Access a variety of webinar presentations by pneumonia innovators.

Ultrasound and child pneumonia
Ultrasound and child pneumonia
Talks by:Cammie Lee and Taylor Salisbury (Results for Development/ R4D): “Measuring Pediatric Pneumonia Diagnosis Rates: An Application of Lung Ultrasound in Tanzanian Children Under Five” Tony Gades (Philips): “Philips Lumify Handheld Ultrasound: A ...
Oxygen and child pneumonia
Oxygen and child pneumonia
Talks by:Michael Hawkes (University of Alberta Department of Pediatrics & School of Public Health): “Solar Powered Oxygen Delivery”Also see “Solar-Powered Oxygen Delivery in Low-Resource Settings – A Randomized Clinical Noninferiority Trial” by H...
The Fight Against Pneumonia: Who Pays?
The Fight Against Pneumonia: Who Pays?
Talks by  Gatien de Broucker, Health Economist at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health: “The Cost of Illness: An Economic Approach to Include Patient, Caretakers and Healthcare Perspectives.” Michael Head and Rebecca Brown, Research Fello...

PUBLICATIONS

Access an array of pneumonia-related articles through our publications library.

CONTACT US

CONNECT WITH US
Sign up to become a member of the Pneumonia Innovations Network or leave us a comment/ question by submitting the form below