The 117-year old Zamboanga City Hall lights up blue to mark World Pneumonia Day Tuesday, November 12.

Organized by the Philippine Pediatric Society- Southwestern Mindanao and the Philippine College of Physicians – Western Mindanao Chapter, theWorld Pneumonia Day celebration in Zamboanga City coincided with similar events worldwide where monuments and iconic landmarks were illuminated in blue to underscore the importance of education and prevention to reduce deaths due to pneumonia, the leading infectious killer of adults and children globally.

Mayor John Dalipe in his message reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fight pneumonia and other infectious diseases through various health programs to include vaccination, information drive, access to health care, as well as tree planting and coastal clean-up campaigns.

Dalipe highlighted the efforts of doctors and people in the medical field to sustain the fight against pneumonia.

“Thank you very much for your efforts in treating and preventing this disease. Your commitment to public health is well appreciated.”

With the slogan “Pneumonia Affects Everyone,” the Worldwide Pneumonia Awareness Campaign – Pneumolight is intended to increase the visibility of pneumonia, to educate the public and spread scientifically-proven data on this disease.

The event kicked off with a Zumba Dance and was highlighted by the Info Talk and Panel FAQs and a video presentation on pneumonia advocacies.