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UPCOMING
EVENTS
 39th
Union World Conference on Lung Health
"Global Threats
to Lung Health: The importance of health system
responses"
16 to 20 October 2008, Paris,
France
www.worldlunghealth.org
World Asthma Day 2008
"You Can
Control Your Asthma!” is the theme of World Asthma Day 2008
on Tuesday, 6
May. The Asthma
Drug Facility (ADF) and The International Union against
Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) encourage
their contacts to observe this day and create enough momentum to
last for a whole year of promoting quality asthma care for
all.
 Read ADF communication on
"You can control your asthma!"
- Preparing your World Asthma
Day
The Global
Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has excellent materials and
ideas for planning activities. Make sure you register on their
site to receive their newsletter and download their press
releases.
Consult and quote
articles about access to asthma medicines and the management of
asthma in low and middle-income countries
- Recording and sharing World Asthma
Day
Take
photos that show your "World Asthma Day" or illustrate "You can
control your asthma!" in your country. Write down and
send us any public declarations made
about asthma by your health authorities; or calls for action from
patient groups; or statements by professional
societies.
Examples
of activities for World Asthma Day:
Nigeria
Read the Press
Release View the photos of WAD
2007
El
Salvador
View the photos of WAD
2007
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