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Mass Pakistan pneumonia vaccination campaign launched
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19883143
The pneumococcal vaccine is initially due to be rolled out in Punjab province, then Sindh
Pakistan has become the first South Asian country to introduce a vaccine against a virulent form of pneumonia - one of the nation's biggest killers of children, officials say.
The pneumococcal vaccine will be given to five million children annually.
It is the largest roll-out of its kind following similar drives in Africa and Central America.
The programme - backed by the UN and a leading aid agency - was officially launched by PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.
