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Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds, health agencies say

Berkeley Medical Center Laboratory Manager Tambry Harvey displays the Klebsiella pneumonia organism in Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S., December 7, 2016. [Reuters]

Pneumonia killed more than 800,000 babies and young children last year - or one child every 39 seconds - despite being curable and mostly preventable, global health agencies said on Tuesday.

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