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| December 14, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2009 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Medical experts form alliance to combat pneumococcal disease

By: Chandran Iyer

Seoul, Dec 14 (PTI) Health care professionals from Asia-Pacific, including India, today launched a regional alliance to combat the pneumococcal disease, one of the main causes of death among children all over the world.

The Asia Strategic Alliance for Pneumococcal Disease (ASAP) is the only grouping of its kind in the region to be formed to specifically focus its resources on tackling the illness in the Asia Pacific.

It is the first Asian group to join the growing number of experts from international bodies like the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in the…

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