Our work on lung health and NCDs
The Union calls for policies and actions that contribute to improved lung health globally. We promote the importance of poverty reduction and address the social determinants of health to improve health outcomes worldwide.
The Union's priority areas are:
The Global Asthma Network
In collaboration with the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, The Union founded the Global Asthma Network (GAN) which published The Global Asthma Report 2018, an 88 page cutting edge State-of-the-Art report, with contributions from 53 experts around the globe.
Lung Health Union News
World Pneumonia Day: Stopping the world’s leading killer of children under five
The 6th annual World Pneumonia Day on Wednesday, 12 November aims to highlight the fact that pneumonia remains the world’s leading…
Global Asthma Report highlights need to address disease affecting up to 334 million people
30 October 2014 – Today, the Global Asthma Network (GAN) will launch the 2014 Global Asthma Report at 13:00 in Room 128 at the 45th…
World Asthma Day: GINA to release a new global strategy
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) will release its 2014 Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention on World Asthma Day…
4th Islamic Conference of OIC Health Ministers adopted resolutions on tobacco control
The Islamic Conference of Health Ministers (ICHM) convenes bi-annually to discuss the priority health issues of Muslim communities and…
NGOs present statement on NCDs to WHO Europe Ministerial Conference
The NCD Alliance, Framework Convention Alliance, European Association for the Study of Obesity, European Public Health Association,…
WORLD COPD DAY: “It’s not too late”
The report summarises the global impact of the five main respiratory diseases -- COPD, asthma, respiratory infections. tuberculosis (TB…
The adult and child lung health section
Recently, this group of Union members collaborated with The Union’s Director of Lung Health to create The Union’s Strategic Plan for Lung Health 2020-2025. Two broad themes emerged as priorities: lung health across the life course; and lung health and well-being after TB.
Linked to the Strategic Plan, the section organised popular member webinars on ‘Lungs past and future: recognising and treating respiratory disease arising in early life’ and ‘Post TB lung disease – current state of the science.’
Lung health publications
Lung health expert and Union member
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