Filter
104
Text search:
Asthma
and
Lung
UK
Featured
Recommendations
11
New Publications
13
Language
Document type
Studies & Reports
35
No document type
32
Guidelines
25
Manuals
3
Strategic & Response Plan
3
Fact sheets
3
Training Material
1
Brochures
1
Resource Platforms
1
Countries / Regions
Global
18
Africa
8
India
4
Tanzania
3
South Africa
3
Ethiopia
2
Ghana
2
Uganda
2
Mozambique
2
Russia
2
Burkina Faso
1
Philippines
1
Egypt
1
Kenya
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Myanmar / Burma
1
Western and Central Europe
1
Asia
1
Eastern Europe
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
27
Public Health
20
Clinical Guidelines
10
Women & Child Health
10
Key Resources
3
Pharmacy & Technologies
2
Toolboxes
NCDs
30
COVID-19
16
Planetary Health
12
Mental Health
8
TB
4
Pharmacy
2
Disability
1
Ebola & Marburg
1
Polio
1
Conflict
1
Specific Hazards
1
AMR
1
Caregiver
1
NTDs
1
2.0 Rapid Response
1
Little is known about asthma control in the rising number of African children who suffer from this condition. The Achieving Control of Asthma in Children in Africa (ACACIA) study is an observational
...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is where air cannot get out of the lungs easily (the airflow is obstructed). COPD is a common condition that mainly affects middle-aged or older adults who smoke or have smoked. Jobs where people are exposed to dust fumes
...
The goal of asthma treatment is to obtain clinical control and reduce future risks to the patient. To reach this goal in children with asthma, ongo
...
The Global Asthma Report (GAR) 2022, prepared by the Global Asthma Network (GAN), is the fourth such report (others 2011, 2014, 2018). GAN builds upon the work of the International Study of
...
sthma prevalence is increasing worldwide, and surveys indicate that most patients in developed and developing countries, including South Africa, do not receive optimal care
...
Asthma is the most common noncommunicable disease in children, and among the most common in adults. According to the most recent estimates from the Global
...
The reader acknowledges that this report is intended as an evidence-based asthma management strategy, for the use of health professionals and policy-makers. It is based, to the best of our knowledge
...
Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children worldwide. It affects daytime activities, sleep and school attendance and causes anxiety to
...
Asthma is one of the neglected diseases in Africa with a high prevalence. Allergic fungal diseases have been reported to complicate asthma progression and
...
Asthma prevalence is increasing worldwide and surveys indicate that the majority of patients in developed and developing countries do not receive o
...
The epidemiology of wheeze in children, when assessed by questionnaires, is dependent on parents' understanding of the term “wheeze”.
In a questionnaire survey of a random population sample of 4,236 children aged 6–10 yrs, parents' definition of wheeze was assessed. Predictors of a correct
...
This study identifies barriers and provides recommendations to improve asthma care in children across sub-Saharan Africa, where qualitative data is lacking despite high rates.
The article "Barriers and determinants of asthma control in children and adolescents in Africa: a systematic review" analyzes factors contributing
...
The European Respiratory Society (ERS)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) Task Force on severe asthma includes an updated definition of severe asthma, a discussion of severe
...
Several challenges face asthma management in Egypt, including the high percentage of uncontrolled patients, inadequate compliance, and overuse of short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs) leading to increa
...
Severe asthma is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and health care utilization, but its burden in Africa is unknown. This article wants to determine the burden (prevalence,
mortality,
...
Joining efforts to control two trelated global epidemics.
Asthma is the commonest chronic childhood disease and encompasses a spectrum of airway diseases with similar symptoms. Inaccurate diagnosis remains common, especially in younger children, with failu
...
Over the past 20 years, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has regularly published and annually updated a global strategy for asthma managem
...
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, imposing a consistent burden on health system. In recent years, prevalence of asthma symptoms became globally increased in children
...
