American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s Annual Meeting 2019

The ASTMH Annual Meeting draws tropical medicine and global health professionals representing academia, government, non-profits, philanthropy, NGOs, industry, military and private practice.

Results for Development was pleased to participate in this year’s meeting through the following session:

Innovation in Primary Healthcare – It’s Not Too Late to Improve Pneumonia Case Management in Children Under Five
November 24, 2019, 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM Potomac D (Ballroom Level)
Pneumonia remains the leading infectious killer of children under five years in the world and therefore improving case management of pneumonia is a key component in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.2, which requires all countries to reduce their Child Mortality Rates to, “at least 25 deaths per 1,000 live births” by 2030. Among other speakers, R4D Senior Program Director Cammie Lee shared results from a study measuring pediatric pneumonia diagnosis rates in Tanzania.

Global & Regional Initiatives

R4D is a globally recognized leader for designing initiatives that connect implementers, experts and funders across countries to build knowledge and get that knowledge into practice.