Working to Reduce Asthma
The 2023 What’s New In GINA slide set is now available. The set has been updated and is now easier to use. Click the button below to download. The slide set is a PowerPoint slide set summarizing GINA’s objectives, documents, and management recommendations from the 2023 update of the GINA Report, with background information about …
It is with sadness that we report the passing of Claude Lenfant on June 26, 2023 in Vancouver Washington at the age of 94 years. As the GINA family we reflect on his long life in which he achieved great distinction as a leader in several fields of medicine and public health, and in his …
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. …
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 …
What’s new in asthma control and how we can address unequal access to asthma management? Find out more at @FIRS_LungsFirst and @ginasthma global asthma update. 15 May 2023 16:00 CET Register here: http://bit.ly/3KvmFjW
On this World Asthma Day, May 2, 2023, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), calls on the international respiratory communities to work together with colleagues, patients and health care providers to promote the development and implementation of effective asthma management programs in all resource countries, “Asthma Care for All”. The majority of the burden of asthma morbidity …
World Asthma Day (WAD) (May 2, 2023) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA) (www.ginasthma.org), a World Health Organization collaborative organization founded in 1993. WAD is held each May to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide. GINA has chosen “Asthma care for All” as the theme for the 2023 World Asthma Day. The majority of …
For Immediate Release Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease that causes breathlessness, chronic sputum production and cough. COPD is currently one of the leading causes of death worldwide and is highly prevalent in low resource countries. It is estimated that three million people globally die each year due to COPD. …
12 November 2022 This World Pneumonia Day, 12 November 2022, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is a founding member, is calling on governments and other stakeholders to take urgent action to tackle pneumonia – focusing on those who are at greatest risk of severe illness. The …
On World Lung Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) Calls for Action to Tackle Global Inequity in Respiratory Health 25 September 2022 On World Lung Day, 25 September 2022, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is a founding member, calls on governments worldwide to address …
