In India deaths due to pneumonia aren t unheard of especially among children under five years of age. In fact pneumonia remains is the single largest cause of death among children under five worldwide. Pneumococcal pneumonia (Streptococcuspneumoniae) is the most common cause of severe pneumonia among children in the developing world. In India pneumococcal disease is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable death and illness among children under 5. It is a major cause of hospitalizations or even death in children under 5 years in the country. Unfortunately even when treatment for the pneumococcal disease is possible the costs associated with