The Global Asthma Network currently has 385 centres in 137 countries and aims to have centres in all countries in the world. The Global Asthma Network is currently taking expressions of interest from new centres. We are particularly interested in centres from these countries. Click here to see the map.
The GAN Rhinitis Time Trends paper as been selected as Editors choice in the February edition of Paediatric Allergy and Immunology. These new global time trends provide important data for the scope and direction of rhinitis strategy.
First publication on asthma prevalence from the GAN Phase I published with open access in The Lancet. These new global asthma time trends provide important data for the scope and direction of asthma strategy. Read more
7 September is the 2nd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies founded by Global Youth for Clean Air and Climate Health
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EAACI and GARD held a Joint Symposium on July 12th on Chronic Respiratory Diseases in COVID-19 Era.
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This year's World Asthma Day theme is "Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions". The theme provides a call to action to address common widely held myths and misconceptions concerning asthma that prevent persons with asthma from enjoying optimal benefit from the major advances in the management of this condition.
Jamilah Meghji with other authors including some GAN Steering Group members have published a new paper on Lung Health in LMICs.
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The first paper from the GAN Phase I surveillance has now been published.
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The December 2020 GAN Newsletter is now available on the website. Included in the newsletter are articles on GAN Phase I update, New GAN publications, Congratulations to GAN members and new GAN Steering Group members, Global Asthma Report update, GAN Centres update and GAN & GAR website usage view newsletter
The Global Asthma Network has updated known Asthma Management Guidelines used around the world, through its most recent survey conducted in 2019/20. These guidelines are now available for download... Read more
The 7th of September marked the inaugural UN International Day of Clean Air for blue skies , a day to call upon governments, corporations, civil society and individuals to take action to reduce air pollution to protect human health. Read more
Global Asthma Reports are very popular. Between them the Global Asthma Reports have had a total of 201,402 downloads to date! Since first published, the downloads have been as follows:
The Global Asthma Report 2011 34,823
The Global Asthma Report 2014 93,548
The Global Asthma Report 2018 73,031
Professor Guy Marks, president of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and Global Asthma Steering Group member, has been quoted in the AFP urging USA President Donald Trump to reverse his "reckless decision". He said withdrawing funding would have consequences far beyond COVID-19 that could prove "catastrophic for WHO's other disease control programmes around the world". read more
The World Health Organization’s Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases has created this information site https://gard-breathefreely.org/covid19/ which is kept up to date.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has created a comprehensive page of coronavirus information for asthma patients which can be found here
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has created a page of frequently asked questions regarding asthma management and COVID-19 which can be found here.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has created a comprehensive page of coronavirus information for asthma patients which can be found here
The World Health Organization’s Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases has created this information site covid 19 Dashboard which is kept up to date.
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has created a page of frequently asked questions regarding asthma management and COVID-19 which can be found here,
and an updated guidance slideset (updated 26/4/2021) here
The Global Asthma Report 2018 was officially launched at the 12th GARD Annual Meeting in Helsinki on 31 August 2018 and is available from www.globalasthmareport.org
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The Global Asthma Network received major funding from The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) from 2012-2015. It is also generously supported by funding from the following organisations:
Individual centres involved in GAN Phase I data collection were funded by the following organisations: