Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, SIMATS, Chennai has organized a Guest Lecture on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease prevalence among children – Current Scenario in India on February 22 nd 2020. Dr. M.R. Ramesh Kumar, Ph. D, Scientist B, National Institute of Epidemology – ICMR , Chennai has delivered a detailed talk on various pneumococcal infections and its prevalence in neonates and infants . He has highlighted the process involved in the development of pnemococcal vaccine production and research. It was very informative guest lecture for the budding dentist.