Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
The World Pneumonia Day-2024 & World Prematurity Day was observed in Kishoreganj on Wednesday as elsewhere in the country and across the globe to create awareness and educate people to combat Pneumonia disease.
World Pneumonia Day is a global event observed every year on 12 November to create awareness and educate people to combat Pneumonia disease, world’s biggest infectious killer of adults and children and responsible for the majority of death of children below five around the world.
This year’s theme of the day is ‘lets Becoming Active Partners in the fight to End Pneumonia’.
Local Civil Surgeon Office arranged a rally, discussion and awareness seminar marking the day.
After the rally, the discussion was held in Civil Surgeon’s conference room. Civil Surgeon (CS) Dr. Saiful Islam chaired the meeting.