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Press RoomWorld Asthma Day 2012 took place on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The theme was “You Can Control Your Asthma,” continuing the emphasis on asthma control set out in the latest versions of the GINA guideline documents and highlighted in past WAD events. GINA also continued to promote its Asthma Control Challenge, an effort to reduce asthma hospitalizations 50% worldwide through better asthma control. WAD in your countryA list of upcoming World Asthma Day activities in countries around the world, updated constantly plus an archive of past events.  Read more about WAD in your countryMedia BackgroundersPress ReleasesNewsClick on View all Press Releases to see press materials from past World Asthma Days WAD 2012: Connect with your Network to Improve Asthma ControlGlobal Initiative for Asthma (GINA) calls for increased collaboration on World Asthma Day Read more
WAD 2011: New Tool to Track and Reduce Asthma HospitalizationsGlobal Initiative for Asthma (GINA) rolls out online survey on World Asthma Day 2011 Read more
World Asthma Day 2010 International Press ReleaseImproving Asthma Control to Reduce Hospitalizations Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) kicks off five-year campaign on World Asthma Day Read moreLinks to a few examples of press coverage of World Asthma Day. Brasil: Bahia lidera ranking de pacientes com asma no paísDate: 5/12/2009 References: TV report on asthma in Brazil, from a network in the state of Bahia and rebroadcast nationally. Country:Brazil Open link
World Asthma Day today: Asthma control is appalling in most countriesDate: 5/6/2008 References: Assam Times. Editorial also published in other newspapers in India, New Zealand, and the United States. Country:India Open link
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