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Child Affected by Pneumococcal Disease

Caption: Eleven-month-old Cesia Solis Caray from Managua is watched over by her 21-year-old father Lesther Solis. Cesia's lungs have been damaged by pneumonia and tuberculosis. Celia has spent 57 days at the hospital and been on oxygen 24 hours a day for two months.

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