Working to Reduce Asthma
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) has launched the FIRS Lung Health Taskforce, an ambitious new initiative to improve the way lung health is assessed and managed around the world. In partnership with the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI), the Taskforce brings together leading experts to lay the groundwork for a global standard in …
No More Excuses: Break the Chain of Transmission to End Tuberculosis – World TB Day 2025 Respiratory societies urge prioritisation of TB detection and treatment in high-burden areas. 24 March 2025 On World TB Day 2025, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), co-founded by the Global Initiative for Asthma, urges all stakeholders—governments, agencies, NGOs, …
Click to read the tribute to Professor Eric Donn Bateman AM, MB BS, PhD, FRACP, from The European Respiratory Society (ERS).
In celebration of World Asthma Day 2025, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has chosen the theme “Make Inhaled Treatments Accessible for ALL”. GINA emphasizes the need to ensure that people with asthma can access inhaled medications that are essential both for controlling the underlying disease and treating attacks. Asthma attacks cause great distress for sufferers and …
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Professor Eric Bateman, a distinguished member of our organization for over three decades. Eric was an inaugural member of the GINA Science Committee in 2002 and served as a member of the Board as well. Eric’s contributions to GINA and …
GINA is excited to announce the GINA 2024 Summary Guide, formerly the Pocket Guide, is now available for download and purchase. The new Summary Guide has a larger page size, but contains the same condensed information.
For People Living with HIV/AIDS, TB is Still the Leading Cause of Death On World AIDS Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies Highlights the Need for a Global Response to the Crisis. Dec. 1, 2024 –The latest World Health Organization’s Global Tuberculosis Report released in November painted a sobering picture; approximately 8.2 million people …
Lung function is not only a predictor of lung health, but overall health. For Immediate Release In support of World COPD Day on November 20, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the Global Initiative for Asthma is a founding member, is highlighting the importance of measuring lung function – also known as …
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies Calls for Urgent Action to Expand Access to Pneumonia Prevention and Treatment Worldwide On World Pneumonia Day, 12th November 2024, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the Global Initiative for Asthma is a founding member, is calling for urgent action to prevent pneumonia deaths among high-risk …
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.
