Medical experts led by researchers from the University of the Philippines College of Public Health (UP-CPH), the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Tropical Medicine and Public Health Regional Centre for Public Health, Hospital Administration, Environmental and Occupational Health (SEAMEO TROPMED Philippines), called for a review of the 10-year-old pneumonia vaccine strategy in order to protect children against one of the leading killer diseases for kids. The Philippines is ranked 5th worldwide in having the most number of pneumonia deaths.
