Our Network
The Global Asthma Network currently has 384 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.
World Asthma Day 2021
Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions
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.
Latest Lung Health Paper published in The Lancet
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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First GAN Surveillance paper published
The first paper from the GAN Phase I surveillance has now been published.
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Latest GAN Newsletter available
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
Global Asthma Management Guidelines
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 Inaugural UN International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
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 making an impact
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
Union statement on World Health Organization funding
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
COVID-19, asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases
Latest COVID-19 Information
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.
What People With Asthma Need to Know
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has created a comprehensive page of coronavirus information for asthma patients which can be found here
GINA COVID-19 FAQs
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.
COVID-19, asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases
Advice for People With Asthma
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has created a comprehensive page of coronavirus information for asthma patients which can be found here
Latest COVID-19 Information
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.
GINA COVID-19 FAQs
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
World Asthma Day 2021
Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions
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. Common misconceptions surrounding asthma include:
- Asthma is a childhood disease; individuals will grow out of it as they age.
- Asthma is infectious.
- Asthma sufferers should not exercise.
- Asthma is only controllable with high dose steroids.
Funding and development partners
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:
- Global Asthma and Allergy Patient Platform
- Australia
- Asthma Australia
- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
- France
- Aix Marseille University
- Georgia
- Center of Allergy & Immunology, Tbilisi
- Latvia
- Riga Stradins University
- New Zealand
- The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand
- Auckland Asthma Charitable Trust
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- University of Auckland
- AstraZeneca
- Spain
- University of Murcia
- Valencia University
- Sultanate of Oman
- The Oman Respiratory Society
- United Kingdom
- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- St Georges University of London
- UK Medical Research Council
Funders of GAN Phase I Centres
Individual centres involved in GAN Phase I data collection were funded by the following organisations:
- Brazil, Uruguaiana
- Funded by Dr Marilyn Urrutia Pereira
- Cameroon, Yaounde
- Funded by Elvis Ndikum (95%) and from family, friends (5%)
- India; Kottayam, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Bikaner, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kolkata, Pune, Mysuru
- GAN Phase I was undertaken by Asthma Bhawan in India which was supported by Cipla foundation.
- Iran, Karaj
- Alborz University of medical Sciences
- Kosovo, Gjakova
- Municipality of Gjakova and the Directorate for Health and Education
- Mexico, Puerto Vallarta
- Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara
- New Zealand, Auckland
- Auckland Asthma Charitable Trust
- Nigeria, Ibadan
- funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (IMPALA, grant reference 16/136/35) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research
- Poland, Katowice
- Funded by the Medical University of Silesia
- South Africa, Cape Town
- SA Medical Research Council, Allergy Society of South Africa
- Spain, Salamanca
- Gerencia Regional de Salud. Junta de Castilla y León. España.
- Sociedad Española de Inmunología Clínica, Alergología y Asma Pediátrica. (SEICAP)
- Sri Lanka; Anuradhapura, Peradeniya
- University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Syria; Damascus, Lattakia
- Damascus: Syrian Private University
- Lattakia: Lattakia Medical National Syndicate