Mrs. Toyin Saraki Represents Wife of Nigeria's
President at African Union Summit, Advocates for
Increased Funding for Pneumonia Interventions.
President at African Union Summit, Advocates for
Increased Funding for Pneumonia Interventions.
Representing H.E. Mrs. Aisha Buhari, Wife of the
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, at the
General Assembly of the Organisation of African
First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), the Wife
of Nigeria's Senate President, and Founder-
President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa
(WBFA), H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has called for
increased funding of, and accessibility to, proven
interventions that prevent and treat pneumonia.
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, at the
General Assembly of the Organisation of African
First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), the Wife
of Nigeria's Senate President, and Founder-
President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa
(WBFA), H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has called for
increased funding of, and accessibility to, proven
interventions that prevent and treat pneumonia.
Introducing the Every Breath Counts campaign –
a new global pneumonia campaign that aims to
raise awareness of the need for increased funding
and improved policies for pneumonia interventions, Mrs. Saraki disclosed that pneumonia, the number one killer of children under five, kills more than 900,000 children every year – more than malaria, AIDS, and measles combined. Despite this, however, pneumonia receives a fraction of the global public health investment, and continues to claim millions of
young lives annually.
a new global pneumonia campaign that aims to
raise awareness of the need for increased funding
and improved policies for pneumonia interventions, Mrs. Saraki disclosed that pneumonia, the number one killer of children under five, kills more than 900,000 children every year – more than malaria, AIDS, and measles combined. Despite this, however, pneumonia receives a fraction of the global public health investment, and continues to claim millions of
young lives annually.
Outlining effective pneumonia interventions, Mrs.
Toyin Saraki stated,
Toyin Saraki stated,
"Vaccination is critical to preventing pneumonia and other diseases affecting the health of our children. Immunization should be combined with other innovative interventions that minimize vulnerability, such as reducing household air pollution and increasing access to exclusive breastfeeding and clean water. In addition, we must ensure the availability in the community of effective treatments,
including antibiotics like amoxicillin – a cheap
and effective treatment for pneumonia."
While the vast majority of pneumonia deaths
occur in sub-Saharan Africa, investments towards
the prevention, management and treatment of the
disease remain low in the region. In an innovative
effort to identify and treat those at greatest risk –
children living in poor, remote, rural areas –the
Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) empowers
mothers with its client-held personal health
records (PHRs), which serve to reduce both
maternal and under-five mortality, while
identifying children with suspected pneumonia –
giving them the opportunity to receive timely and
appropriate treatment.
occur in sub-Saharan Africa, investments towards
the prevention, management and treatment of the
disease remain low in the region. In an innovative
effort to identify and treat those at greatest risk –
children living in poor, remote, rural areas –the
Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) empowers
mothers with its client-held personal health
records (PHRs), which serve to reduce both
maternal and under-five mortality, while
identifying children with suspected pneumonia –
giving them the opportunity to receive timely and
appropriate treatment.
Spearheaded in partnership with UNICEF, Speak
Up Africa and other global partners, the Every
Breath Counts campaign targets African leaders
and policy makers and seeks to garner more
resources and commitments so as to facilitate
tangible progress in the fight against childhood
pneumonia. The campaign launch took place on
31st January 2016, during the African Union
Summit at the General Assembly of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), and premiered a public service announcement featuring H.E. Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, which served to mobilize African First Ladies and women leaders as global pneumonia advocates.
Up Africa and other global partners, the Every
Breath Counts campaign targets African leaders
and policy makers and seeks to garner more
resources and commitments so as to facilitate
tangible progress in the fight against childhood
pneumonia. The campaign launch took place on
31st January 2016, during the African Union
Summit at the General Assembly of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), and premiered a public service announcement featuring H.E. Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, which served to mobilize African First Ladies and women leaders as global pneumonia advocates.
