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Child pneumonia spikes in Pakistan’s smoggy winter
3 years agoA doctor treats a child suffering from pneumonia, at the ICU ward of the Children's Hospital in Lahore on January 31, 2024. - In a Pakistan paediatric ward a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs is the toll of a frigid winter, compounded by choking smog and lagging vaccination rates. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)
In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs is the toll of a frigid winter, compounded by choking smog and lagging vaccination rates.