World Asthma Day is an annual campaign that sheds light on asthma, a non-communicable disease that affects millions globally.
Official Date: May 4
Organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), this day aims to educate individuals on asthma, its prevention, and its treatment.
Key Focus Areas
- Raise awareness of asthma and its symptoms.
- Educate individuals on preventive behaviors and asthma triggers, such as smoke and dust, and how to avoid them.
- Enhance asthma care services globally, especially in low-income countries to provide better support and elevate the burden on asthma patients.
- Emphasize the need for global health coverage.
- Improve medical practitioners’ knowledge of diagnoses and methods of treatment for asthma.
Top Facts
- Asthma is considered the most common disease among children globally.
- In 2019, asthma affected 262 million people and took the lives of 455,000 others.
- Low-income countries witness the biggest number of asthma-related deaths due to insufficiencies in diagnoses and treatment healthcare services.
- Sleep troubles, fatigue, and poor concentration are among the many side effects of under-treated asthma.