Working to Reduce Asthma
The GINA 2024 Diagnosis and Management of Difficult-to-treat & Severe Asthma Guide is now available to download and purchase. The GINA 2024 Summary Guide, (formerly known as the Pocket Guide), will be available soon.
International Respiratory Societies Call for Urgent Action on Air Pollution World Health Organization notes 99 percent of the population breathes unhealthy air. 25 Sept. 2024. Seven million deaths annually are attributed to air pollution-related illnesses like COPD, lung cancer and respiratory infections. The Global Initiative for Asthma calls on global leaders to intensify efforts to …
In support of World Lung Cancer Day on August 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is a founding member, stresses the importance of early screening awareness and access to diagnose and treat lung cancer. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), lung cancer kills more …
On World Bronchiectasis Day, members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies bring awareness to a chronic lung disease JULY 1, 2024 – In support of the third annual World Bronchiectasis Day, July 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is a founding member, is joining the …
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 …
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 …
In celebration of World Asthma Day 2024, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has selected the theme of “Asthma Education Empowers”. 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. Health care professionals are called upon to increase their …
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, …
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 …
Improving access to affordable inhaled medicines for all 22 January 2024 Auckland, New Zealand To register visit: http://globalasthmanetwork.org/advocacy/symposium.php
