World Aids Day 2024

For People Living with HIV/AIDS, TB is Still the Leading Cause of Death On World AIDS Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies Highlights the Need for a Global Response to the Crisis. Dec. 1, 2024 –The latest World Health Organization’s Global Tuberculosis Report released in November painted a sobering picture; approximately 8.2 million people …

World Lung Day 2024

International Respiratory Societies Call for Urgent Action on Air Pollution World Health Organization notes 99 percent of the population breathes unhealthy air. 25 Sept. 2024.  Seven million deaths annually are attributed to air pollution-related illnesses like COPD, lung cancer and respiratory infections.  The Global Initiative for Asthma calls on global leaders to intensify efforts to …

Respiratory health associations encourage early screening awareness and access for World Lung Cancer Day

In support of World Lung Cancer Day on August 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is a founding member, stresses the importance of early screening awareness and access to diagnose and treat lung cancer. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), lung cancer kills more …

Respiratory Societies Help in Bringing the World Together for Bronchiectasis

On World Bronchiectasis Day, members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies bring awareness to a chronic lung disease JULY 1, 2024 – In support of the third annual World Bronchiectasis Day, July 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is a founding member, is joining the …

In Memoriam: A tribute to the late Professor Huahao Shen

In Memoriam: A tribute to the late Professor Huahao Shen, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China. January 4, 1963 to April 16, 2024. The GINA community joins with colleagues worldwide to mark the passing of one of the giants of respiratory medicine in China, Professor Huahao Shen after a long illness. Professor Shen was the Director …