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Public called on to fight pneumonia (Bua News) 10 November 2011 Pretoria - As World Pneumonia Day draws nearer, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) has urged South Africans to strengthen the fight against pneumonia and use the day to raise awareness and educate each other. SAMA chairman Dr Norman Mabasa said everyone had a role to play in the fight against pneumonia and urged the public, Government, healthcare professionals and policy makers in the health industry to play their part. "We all have to raise the bar in the fight against this silent killer which has claimed the lives of our people, children included. Pneumonia is a treatable and often preventable condition which requires the country's attention," Mabasa said. World Pneumonia Day is marked on 12 November to raise awareness of pneumonia as a public health issue and help prevent the millions of avoidable child deaths from pneumonia that occur each year. The day is organised by the