Today is World Pneumonia Day. Pneumonia is the #1 killer of children under 5, which is sort of scary. Save the Children are taking this opportunity to use social media to help raise awareness.

New Media Strategies and JESS3 have worked together with Save the Children to design and develop a game called Mission Pnuemonia. It educates people about pneumonia, shares real success stories, allows sharing across Facebook and Twitter, and of course, provides opportunities to donate and sign a petition to Congress.

You can take a few minutes out of your day to go play the game, learn a little, and maybe help out a great cause. You can also tweet the information with hashtag #WPD and follow or message @SavetheChildren.

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Cheers!
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