PNEUMONIA affects 156 million children under the age of 5 yrs across the globe,& is the leading cause of mortality in this age group.more than 2 million annual deaths are estimated to occur because of pneumonia in under 5 children,&almost all these occur in developing countries.It kills more children in this age groupthan AIDS,malaria &,measles combined.India carries largest burden of disease & deaths because of pneumonia,accuonting for 43million cases & 0.4million deaths.Fortunately most of deaths attributed to pneumonia can be prevented by relateively