Raising the profile of pneumococcal disease.

The article discusses a report by the All-Party Parliamentarian Group on Pneumococcal Disease Prevention in the Developing World designed to raise awareness about pneumococcal disease. Topics contained in the report are discussed including a request for Great Britain's government to give pneumococcal disease an equal standing to that of HIV and malaria in its policies and statements. The author comments on the need for a powerful advocacy group.