World Aids Day 2024

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 …

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World COPD Day 2024: Know Your Lung Function

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 …

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World Pneumonia Day 2024

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 …

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Now Available – 2024 Diagnosis and Management of Difficult-to-treat & Severe Asthma Guide

The GINA 2024 Diagnosis and Management of Difficult-to-treat & Severe Asthma Guide is now available to download and purchase. [button link=”https://ginasthma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GINA-Severe-Asthma-Guide-2024-WEB-WMS.pdf” target=”_blank”]2024 GINA Difficult-to-treat & Severe Asthma Guide[/button] [button link=”https://ginasthma.org/purchase-gina-reports/” target=”_blank”]Purchase Printed Copies Of GINA Reports[/button] The GINA 2024 Summary Guide, (formerly known as the Pocket Guide), will be available soon.

World Lung Day 2024

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 …

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Respiratory Societies Help in Bringing the World Together for Bronchiectasis

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 …

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World No Tobacco Day 2024

Novel tobacco products pose a danger to young people, and industry marketing techniques remain predatory and must be called out, say international respiratory societies. On World No Tobacco Day 2024 (31 May), the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is a founding member, is drawing attention to the …

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In Memoriam: A tribute to the late Professor Huahao Shen

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 …

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World Asthma Day – Asthma Education Empowers

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 …

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