Key messages and partnerships to raise awareness and improve outcomes for people with asthma and COPD in low- and middle-income countries

S Rylance¹, E D Bateman², L Boulet³, M Cohen⁴, A El Sony⁵, D M G Halpin⁶, E M Khoo⁷, G B Marks⁸, R Masekela⁹, B Mikkelsen¹, K J Mortimer¹⁰, J Chakaya Muhwa¹¹, I Nunes da Cunha¹², A Šajnić¹³, S Salvi¹⁴, S Slama¹, T Winders¹⁵, A Yorgancioglu¹⁶, H J Zar¹⁷

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¹ Noncommunicable Diseases Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Fontana, WI, USA, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Fontana, WI, USA, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
⁴ Forum of International Respiratory Societies, Lausanne, Switzerland, Asociacion Latinoamericana de Torax, Montevideo, Uruguay, Hospital Centro Medico, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
⁵ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Epidemiological Laboratory (Epi-Lab) for Public Health, Research and Development, Khartoum, Sudan.
⁶ Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), Fontana, WI, USA, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK.
⁷ International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), Edinburgh, UK, Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁸ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁹ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Global Asthma Network (GAN), Auckland, New Zealand, Pan African Thoracic Society, Congella, South Africa, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.
¹⁰ Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Fontana, WI, USA, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), Fontana, WI, USA, Global Asthma Network (GAN), Auckland, New Zealand, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
¹¹ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
¹² International Pharmaceutical Federation, The Hague, Netherlands.
¹³ International Coalition of Respiratory Nurses, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia.
¹⁴ Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), Fontana, WI, USA, Pulmocare Research and Education Foundation, Pune, India.
¹⁵ Global Allergy and Airways Patient Platform, Vienna, Austria.
¹⁶ Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Fontana, WI, USA, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
¹⁷ Forum of International Respiratory Societies, Lausanne, Switzerland, Pan African Thoracic Society, Congella, South Africa, SA Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 36447314
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0544

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Key messages and partnerships to raise awareness and improve outcomes for people with asthma and COPD in low- and middle-income countries

S Rylance et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022.

. 2022 Dec 1;26(12):1106-1108.

doi: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0544.

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¹ Noncommunicable Diseases Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Fontana, WI, USA, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Fontana, WI, USA, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
⁴ Forum of International Respiratory Societies, Lausanne, Switzerland, Asociacion Latinoamericana de Torax, Montevideo, Uruguay, Hospital Centro Medico, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
⁵ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Epidemiological Laboratory (Epi-Lab) for Public Health, Research and Development, Khartoum, Sudan.
⁶ Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), Fontana, WI, USA, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK.
⁷ International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), Edinburgh, UK, Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁸ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁹ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Global Asthma Network (GAN), Auckland, New Zealand, Pan African Thoracic Society, Congella, South Africa, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.
¹⁰ Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Fontana, WI, USA, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), Fontana, WI, USA, Global Asthma Network (GAN), Auckland, New Zealand, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
¹¹ International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
¹² International Pharmaceutical Federation, The Hague, Netherlands.
¹³ International Coalition of Respiratory Nurses, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia.
¹⁴ Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), Fontana, WI, USA, Pulmocare Research and Education Foundation, Pune, India.
¹⁵ Global Allergy and Airways Patient Platform, Vienna, Austria.
¹⁶ Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Fontana, WI, USA, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
¹⁷ Forum of International Respiratory Societies, Lausanne, Switzerland, Pan African Thoracic Society, Congella, South Africa, SA Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 36447314
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0544

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