World Asthma Day

World Asthma Day (WAD) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA) (a World Health Organization collaborative organization founded in 1993. WAD is held each May to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide.

WHO recognizes that asthma is of major public health importance. According to WHO, it was estimated that more than 339 million people had Asthma globally and there were 417,918 deaths due to asthma at the global level in 2016.

Although asthma cannot be cured, it is possible to manage asthma to reduce and prevent asthma attacks, also called episodes or exacerbations.

1. Asthma can occur at any age (in children, adolescents, adults and elderly)
2. Asthma is not infectious. However, viral respiratory infections (such as common cold and the flu) can cause asthma attacks. Or In children, asthma is frequently associated with allergy, but asthma which starts adulthood is less often allergic.
3. When asthma is well controlled, asthma subjects are able to exercise and even perform top sport.
4. Asthma is most often controllable with low dose inhaled steroids

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