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World Asthma Day 2009: You Can Control Your Asthma!

World Asthma Day 2007 participants in Allahabad, India, with a banner announcing an asthma education and detection camp offered by the Tandon Chest & Sleep Centre.
World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. World Asthma Day 2009 will take place on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. This year's theme will again be "You Can Control Your Asthma"

On this Website you'll find a wide variety of information about World Asthma Day, including advice and resources for activity planning, and a listing of World Asthma Day events in your area and around the world.

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Latest WAD News
 WAD 2008 slideshow
Get inspired for 2009! View a slideshow of activities from WAD 2008.



This year WAD activities will also promote the message to parents of young children with asthma that "Your Child's Asthma Can Be Controlled." NEW educational resources focusing on pediatric asthma are now available! Click here to access them.

What's happening on World Asthma Day in your area? Click here to read about events planned around the world.



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Mark your calendar!
World Asthma Day takes place each year on the first Tuesday in May.



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