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Puno: 5 children died of pneumonia
February 14, 2011
LIMA | The head of the Regional Health Directorate DIRESA Puno, Angel Ramos Casas, said that so far this year in the region five children have died due to respiratory complications, resulting from the cold and heavy rains that supports this part of Peru.
"We are 5 children who died of pneumonia, and last year there have been 111 cases of child mortality, a rate that places the department of Puno in the first 3 regions with pneumonia deaths in the country" Ramos recalled Homes
In that sense, DIRESA has launched the vaccination campaign against pneumonia, which is expected to reduce the high mortality rate among children under five years.
"It has 14 thousand shots and during the first stage of the campaign plans to vaccinate 9 000 children, parents should be aware that pneumonia is a disease that occurs mostly in children under 5 years, and that not be addressed in time this disease can cause death, "concluded the official.
Spanish to English translation
Puno: 5 children died of pneumonia
February 14, 2011
LIMA | The head of the Regional Health Directorate DIRESA Puno, Angel Ramos Casas, said that so far this year in the region five children have died due to respiratory complications, resulting from the cold and heavy rains that supports this part of Peru.
"We are 5 children who died of pneumonia, and last year there have been 111 cases of child mortality, a rate that places the department of Puno in the first 3 regions with pneumonia deaths in the country" Ramos recalled Homes
In that sense, DIRESA has launched the vaccination campaign against pneumonia, which is expected to reduce the high mortality rate among children under five years.
"It has 14 thousand shots and during the first stage of the campaign plans to vaccinate 9 000 children, parents should be aware that pneumonia is a disease that occurs mostly in children under 5 years, and that not be addressed in time this disease can cause death, "concluded the official.