IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 863 
Recognizing the scourge of pneumonia, urging the United States and the 
world to mobilize cooperation and prioritize resources to fight pneumonia 
and save children’s lives, and recognizing November 2 as World Pneu-
monia Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 23, 2009 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 
NADLER of New York, Mr. MASSA, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. CASTOR of Flor-
ida, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. HIMES, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
VISCLOSKY, Mr. SNYDER, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. WATERS, Mr. PERLMUTTER, 
Mr. WALZ, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. TSON-
GAS, Mr. MURTHA, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. YARMUTH, 
Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. HODES, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Mr. HALL of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
KILROY, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, and Mr. SHERMAN) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the scourge of pneumonia, urging the United 
States and the world to mobilize cooperation and 
prioritize resources to fight pneumonia and save chil-
dren’s lives, and recognizing November 2 as World Pneu-
monia Day. 
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Whereas pneumonia kills an estimated 4,000,000 people 
every year, according to the World Health Organization 
and UNICEF; 
Whereas more than 15,000,000 episodes of pneumonia occur 
every year among children under the age of five in devel-
oping countries, accounting for more than 95 percent of 
all new cases worldwide; 
Whereas of the 8,800,000 children under the age of five who 
die every year, up to 2,000,000 die from pneumonia; 
Whereas pneumonia kills 1 child every 15 seconds; 
Whereas pneumonia kills more children than any other ill-
ness, burying more each year than AIDS, malaria, and 
measles combined; 
Whereas an estimated 26 percent of neonatal deaths within 
the first month after birth are caused by severe infec-
tions, including pneumonia; 
Whereas these deaths occur primarily in the world’s poorest 
countries; 
Whereas for every child who dies of pneumonia in an indus-
trialized country, more than 2,000 children die of pneu-
monia in poor countries; 
Whereas pneumonia is a preventable and treatable problem; 
Whereas more than 1,000,000 lives could be saved each year 
through prevention and treatment; 
Whereas many childhood pneumonia deaths can be prevented 
with early diagnosis; 
Whereas immunizing children against measles, whooping 
cough, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and pneu-
mococcus could cut the rate of severe pneumonia in half; 
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Whereas in developing countries, studies indicate that only 
one in four caregivers know the two key symptoms of 
pneumonia, fast and difficult breathing, which indicate 
that a child should be treated immediately; 
Whereas fewer than 1⁄3 of children suffering from pneumonia 
in the developing world receive antibiotics available for 
less than $1; 
Whereas health professionals agree that prevention and treat-
ment of pneumonia must be a priority in broader, coordi-
nated child survival strategies; 
Whereas in the context of child survival strategies, pneu-
monia control requires a three-prong program of protec-
tion, prevention, and treatment; 
Whereas preventing and treating childhood pneumonia is crit-
ical to reaching the Millennium Development Goals target 
to reduce by 2⁄3, between 1990 and 2015, the mortality 
rate of children under the age of five; 
Whereas the United States has endorsed the Millennium De-
velopment Goals; and 
Whereas World Pneumonia Day is recognized on November 
2 annually: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) affirms its commitment to international 
child survival and development programs that 
prioritize protection, prevention, and treatment 
against pneumonia; 
(2) salutes the health professionals and commu-
nity health workers on the front lines in the world’s 
poorest countries who are extending preventative 
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care and treatment to children most at-risk of con-
tracting pneumonia; 
(3) reaffirms the United States commitment to 
reaching the Millennium Development Goals, par-
ticularly for reducing child mortality; and 
(4) recognizes World Pneumonia Day. 
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