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.