Health and diseases
Last reviewed: 17-09-2009
DEADLY DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a good place to start. It has fact sheets on a huge variety of health issues, health profiles of countries across the world, and an impressive database of statistics. Below are links to further reading, grouped by disease. Lower Respiratory Infections, including pneumonia
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