Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children globally, with an estimated 1.4 million deaths annually among children under five years old (UNICEF, 2020). The majority of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest burden of childhood pneumonia (WHO, 2019). Ethiopia and Chad, two LMICs in sub-Saharan Africa, have high rates of childhood pneumonia and related mortality. In 2021, Malaria Consortium secured funding to support ministries of health to create national paediatric pneumonia control strategies in Ethiopia and Chad, to strengthen pneumonia case management and reduce paediatric mortality due to pneumonia.