The 78th World Health Assembly closed on May 27, 2025, with the formal adoption of a landmark resolution on lung health “Promoting and prioritizing an integrated lung health approach”. This resolution has a broad scope, including noncommunicable lung diseases, such as asthma, COPD, and lung cancer communicable lung diseases, such as pneumonia and tuberculosis relevant …
Congratulations to Refiloe Masekela, MD, PhD — member of the GINA Science Committee — on being awarded the 2025 American Thoracic Society World Lung Health Award! This honor recognizes Dr. Masekela’s exceptional contributions to global lung health and her unwavering dedication to advancing respiratory care, especially in underserved communities. We are incredibly proud to see …
On 6 May, World Asthma Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), launched a campaign to spur action to reduce the wide gaps in access to inhaled medicines for COPD and asthma. Lack of access is causing a massive burden of suffering and high and rising health and economic costs in most countries. The campaign will …
On this World Asthma Day, May 6, 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 …
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). [button link=”https://www.ersnet.org/news-and-features/news/eric-donn-bateman-obituary/” target=”_blank”]Eric Donn Bateman: Obituary[/button]
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 …
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