The Global Asthma Network currently has 387 centres in 138 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 Eczema Time Trends paper as been selected for the editorial in the March edition of Clinical and Experimental Allergy. These new global time trends provide important data for the scope and direction of eczema strategy.
The GAN Asthma Management paper has been published in the February edition of The Lancet Global Health. This editorial highlights once again the burden of asthma globally and the lack of progress in reducing the worldwide burden of asthma. Additionally the journal has interviewed the authors in a podcast discussing the findings of this new paper.
The Global Asthma Report 2022 was launched on 10 November 2022 at the Union’s World Conference on Lung Health, by Innes Asher. The slides used in her presentation can be downloaded here. This state of the art Report is 102 pages (18 chapters) written by 97 authors from 31 countries around the world.
On World Lung Day, 25 September 2022, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) calls on governments worldwide to address stark global inequalities in respiratory health.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have subsided, but its impact highlights a global lung health crisis that has not gone away.
Read moreThe September 2022 GAN Newsletter is now available on the website. This is our 10 year anniversary Newsletter and includes contributions from our members towards this occasion. In addition, Included in the newsletter are articles on GAN Phase I update, New GAN publications, a FIRS Lung Health facts sheet for World Lung Day, Global Asthma Report update, GAN Centres update and GAN & GAR website usage view newsletter
The GAN Asthma Child and adult worldmap papers have been published in the September edition of the European Respiratory Journal. This editorial highlights once again the burden of asthma globally and the importance of monitoring this disease.
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
The Global Asthma Report 2022 was officially launched at the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease World Conference on Lung Health 2022 on 10 November 2022
The report can be accessed at www.globalasthmareport.org
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: