Health and Medical Education Minister of Karnataka, Keshava Reddy Sudhakar has launched the ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ (SAANS) Campaign.
SAANS is a campaign that has been launched to ensure early detection and greater awareness of pneumonia in children under the age of five.
As per SRS 2018, Karnataka’s under-five mortality is at 28 per 1000 live births.
Pneumonia is a lung infection that is caused due to viral, bacterial, or fungal infection.