Working to Reduce Asthma
It is with heavy hearts that GINA shares the news that our dear Board member, colleague, teacher and friend, Mark FitzGerald passed away on January 18, 2022. Mark’s work with GINA over the past 25 years has been instrumental in reducing the global burden of asthma. Mark was a compassionate leader and strong advocate for …
For Immediate Release 1 December 2021— People living with HIV experience more severe outcomes and have higher comorbidities from COVID-19 than people not living with HIV, according to the 2020 UNAIDS Global Update. In mid-2021, most people living with HIV did not have access to COVID-19 vaccines. This World AIDS Day, the Forum of International …
12 November 2021 – For immediate release. On World Pneumonia Day, 12 November, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the Global Initiative for Asthma is a founding member, calls for urgent and expedited progress to end the preventable burden of pneumonia. Pneumonia is the single biggest infectious killer of adults and children …
Nov. 1, 2021 – The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has published an Executive Summary of its updated evidence-based strategy for asthma treatment and prevention. The Executive Summary was published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine on Oct. 18, 2021. The Executive Summary has also been published online at European …
Cape Town, Glenview, Lausanne, Montevideo, New York, Paris, and Tokyo August 1, 2021 – In support of World Lung Cancer Day on August 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the Global Initiative for Asthma is a founding member, stresses the importance of community action and early screening to prevent and treat …
View a new video presentation by Professors Arzu Yorgancioglu and Eric Bateman from GINA summarizing the 2021 update, courtesy of Eurofea TV. #asthma
Policy changes urgently needed to support tobacco cessation, warn respiratory groups On World No Tobacco Day (31 May, 2021) the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the Global Initiative for Asthma – GINA is a founding member, calls on governments and policymakers to make greater political and financial commitments to support and promote …
For Immediate Release MARCH 23, 2021 – In support of World TB Day, 24 March, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which GINA is a founding member, joins the World Health Organization (WHO) campaign urging governments to act on the commitments made to end TB. TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious …
Listed below are activities from Argentina in 2020 that were adapted to virtual activities because of the pandemic. We participated in the World Asthma Day activities organized by the National Ministry of Health by disseminating the new GINA 2020 recommendations to the health authorities of the 23 Argentinean provinces. Webinars for primary care physicians, clinicians …
Congratulations to Kevin Mortimer and other GINA contributors on today’s print release of the new Lancet article discussing lung health in low-income and middle-income countries. We hope this helps to further the important discussion of meaningful solutions to improve chronic respiratory diseases, as well as health equity to reduce morbidity and mortality worldwide. Click here …
