Working to Reduce Asthma
Congratulations to GINA members Kevin Mortimer and Helen K. Reddel, along with collaborator, Sundeep Santosh Salvi on the recent editorial publication in IJMR: Closing gaps in asthma care in India – World Asthma Day 2022. Click HERE to download
FIRS partners address tobacco industry for World No Tobacco Day On World No Tobacco Day (May 31, 2022) the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is a founding member, is voicing concerns over the tobacco industry’s impact on environmental health and ultimately lung health. The impact of …
FOR MEDIA WORLDWIDE May 3, 2022 On this World Asthma Day, May 3, 2022, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), calls on the international respiratory communities to work together with colleagues, patients and health care providers to close the gaps in asthma care. World Asthma Day (WAD) is organized by the Global Initiative …
World TB Day 2022 For Immediate Release THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022 – In support of World TB Day, 24 March, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which Global Initiative for Asthma is a founding member, calls on the tuberculosis (TB) community to challenge ourselves to think differently, champion science and embrace evidence-based innovation …
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies’ statement of support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as the unfolding humanitarian disaster created by Russia’s invasion continues. We are deeply concerned about the impact on the health and wellbeing of communities in …
FOR MEDIA WORLDWIDE Feb 15, 2022 World Asthma Day (WAD) (May 3, 2022) 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. Although asthma cannot be cured, it is possible to manage 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 …
