Clinical research funded by Gavi partners at Patan Hospital in Kathmandu is helping shape Nepal’s immunisation policy against its biggest child killer: pneumonia. This video shows how disease burden and impact studies at Patan have guided the national introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b and pneumococcal vaccines, which protect children against the two main causes of pneumonia.

Last updated: 23 Sep 2019

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