World Asthma Day

Sponsoring Program: 
Event Date: 
1 May 2018 -
7:00am to 11:55pm
Event Description: 

World Asthma Day is an annual awareness event supported by Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and US based National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLB), and also the World Asthma Foundation. World Asthma Day has been running for 10 years. The day usually has an annual theme, and for 2018 the theme is ‘Allergy and Asthma‘.

The aim of the day is raising awareness of asthma and how it affects sufferers, the day aims to raise support for sufferers and their families. World Asthma Day 2018 is on May 1st. World Asthma Day was launched in conjunction with the first World Asthma Meeting in Barcelona, and has grown to become the biggest international asthma event. Activities for World Asthma Day may include free screenings for asthma, media advertising, talks, education and community and sponsored events.

Type of Activity: 
Community Outreach Event
Is this an Asthma Awareness Month Event?: 
Yes