World Pneumonia Day 2026 Is Nov. 12: A New Era of Pneumonia Control

World Pneumonia Day 2026 is Thursday, Nov. 12, according to the Every Breath Counts Coalition’s campaign page, and the 2026 theme is “A New Era of Pneumonia Control.” The Bahrain Ministry of Health gives the same date and names the day’s sponsors. Below are the organizer’s preparation calls, last year’s theme, a live countdown and a free planner sheet.

World Pneumonia Day 2026 countdown

The clock needs JavaScript. The first option counts to midnight on your own device. The second counts from a fixed moment, so it reads the same everywhere: on Nov. 12, 2026, Eastern Time (ET) is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

When is World Pneumonia Day and who sponsors it?

The Every Breath Counts Coalition’s page describes the day as “A global day of action: 12 November.” The Bahrain Ministry of Health’s event page says “Every year on November 12th, the world observes World Pneumonia Day” and that it is “sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia.” That page lists Nov. 12, 2026 as both start and end date. Nov. 12, 2026 is a Thursday. For the rest of the month, see the November 2026 printable calendar.

What is the 2026 World Pneumonia Day theme?

The coalition’s page says: “In 2026, the theme is A New Era of Pneumonia Control.” Last year’s theme was different, according to two outlets that covered the 2025 day.

Year	Theme	Source
2026	A New Era of Pneumonia Control	Every Breath Counts Coalition
2025	Child Survival	Business Standard; a hospital group’s page

Business Standard is a news outlet and the other page is a hospital group’s, so the 2025 row is background and not an official statement. No government or WHO page checked gives a 2026 theme.

Which organizer calls are listed for World Pneumonia Day 2026?

The coalition’s page lists three preparation calls, with times in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and no year printed next to them. The Nov. 10 call is the last on the list.

Call date	Time listed
Oct. 13	10:00 EDT
Oct. 27	6:00 EDT
Nov. 10	10:00 EDT

The page does not list other events. A local event may exist that the organizer does not show, so a hospital or health department near you is the place to ask.

Free printable World Pneumonia Day 2026 planner

The one-page sheet shows the Nov. 12 date and the theme, and prints the items the sources have not confirmed: closures on the day, the year and time zone of the Nov. 10 call, and dates for later years. Other health days this month have their own pages, such as World Diabetes Day on Saturday, Nov. 14.