In Memoriam: A tribute to the late Professor Huahao Shen

In Memoriam: A tribute to the late Professor Huahao Shen, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China. January 4, 1963 to April 16, 2024. The GINA community joins with colleagues worldwide to mark the passing of one of the giants of respiratory medicine in China, Professor Huahao Shen after a long illness. Professor Shen was the Director …

World Asthma Day – Asthma Education Empowers

On this World Asthma Day, May 7, 2024, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), emphasizes the need to empower people with asthma with the appropriate education to manage their disease, and to recognize when to seek medical help – Asthma Education Empowers. Health care professionals are called upon to increase their awareness of the continuing …

Sundeep Salvi, MD Awarded ATS World Lung Health Award

GINA would like to congratulate our Science Committee Member, Dr. Sundeep Salvi MD, PhD, Hon FRCP(Lon), on receiving the annual ATS World Lung Health Award. Dr. Salvi is the director of Pulmocare Research and Education (PURE) Foundation in Pune, India. The World Lung Health Award recognizes contributions to improving world lung health in the area of translational or implementation research, …

Leave No One Behind: The Forum of International Respiratory Societies calls for equitable access to prevention and treatment on World Lung Day 2023

25 September 2023 This World Lung Day, September 25, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) and its founding member Global Initiative for Asthma, is calling on governments and healthcare providers worldwide to give equitable access to preventative services and treatments for respiratory conditions, and lifesaving pneumonia vaccines for children. The theme for this year’s …

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) urges authorities and clinicians to consider safety for patients as well as safety for the planet

PRESS RELEASE JULY 19, 2023 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) urges authorities and clinicians to consider safety for patients as well as safety for the planet. Inhaled medication is essential for people with respiratory diseases. The most commonly used type of inhaler, the pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI), contains propellants that have global warming potential. …

SAVE THE DATE – World Congress of Asthma

JULY 8 – JULY 10, 2023 Vancouver, B.C. Canada The World Congress of Asthma will be bringing together specialists, physicians, and healthcare professionals from all over the world to share valuable scientific knowledge on asthma and related conditions. WCA has been a unique opportunity to exchange on current issues on asthma, offering and outstanding scientific …