World Vision Media Relations Manager Washington, DC (November
12, 2012) — In a new report, launched on World Pneumonia Day,
World Vision says more than 4.4 million are killed each year by
six of the most preventable causes, and the majority of these
are happening in middle-income countries. “Child mortality is
not an issue that is unique to only developing countries. The
bulk of preventable child deaths happen in countries that have
the resources to put an end to this injustice,” says World
Vision’s international campaigns director, Andrew Hassett. “At
the current rate, there will be almost 100 million preventable
child deaths in the next 20 years if political action is not
accelerated.” The report, “Never Had A Chance: Why millions of
children still die needlessly every year” (PDF) highlights the
six main killers of children under the age of five, and the
governmental action needed to save more than four million lives
each year. These killers are neither surprising nor complicated,
the report says. Pneumonia