Asthma Day: date, how many asthmatics?

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Asthma Day this May 2 2023 how many asthmatics

World Asthma Day takes place on the first Tuesday of May. This day raises public awareness of this respiratory disease which affects more than 4 million people in France. Origin, dates, numbers, this year’s theme, poster and logo, associations…

World Asthma Day is held once a year, the 1st Tuesday of May. In France, the 25 edition will take place on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. This will be an opportunity to make the general public aware of this chronic respiratory disease Concerning more than 4 million people in Franceof which a quarter are children or teenagers. “There are still 900 deaths per year due to asthma in France. The danger is to accept having daily symptoms, that these become more and more important, such as for example nocturnal awakenings because of fits of cough or the feeling of lack of air. It’s an insidious situation“, deplores Professor Gilles Garcia, pulmonologist, president of the Asthma & Allergies association, in a press release dated April 26, 2023. Origin, date, poster, logo and theme of the year… The essentials on the world asthma day.

When is World Asthma Day 2024?

World Asthma Day is celebrated on the first Tuesday of May each year. In 2024, it therefore stands Tuesday, May 7. it’s about the 25th edition.

What is the origin of World Asthma Day?

At the global level, it is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), an organization, created in 1993, which brings together health care personnel and public authorities with the aim of reducing the prevalence, morbidity and mortality associated with asthma. for France, it is theAssociation Asthma and Allergies who organizes this Asthma Awareness Day.

What is the theme of World Asthma Day?

The theme of the 2024 edition is not yet known. In 2023, the theme chosen was “Asthma: many daily constraints”. The opportunity to focus on the challenges that asthmatics face on a daily basis to manage their disease. For this edition, the Asthma & Allergies Association emphasizes the tendency to a relative trivialization of the disease in the mind of the public and emphasizes that this chronic respiratory disease remains a challenge for patients to manage on a daily basis, even if effective treatments are available. The daily life of people with asthma remains linked to a certain number of constraints (daily taking of treatments, medical follow-up, anticipation of risky situations, lifestyle, social life) and consequences (possible episodes of destabilization, misunderstanding of those around you, fatigue, absenteeism at school or at work).

Asthma figures (sources: IRDES, Caisse Nationale Assurance Maladie, Asthme)

  • There are more than 4 million people with asthma in France, i.e. 6.7% of the population and 9% of children
  • It is the first chronic disease in children
  • Asthma is responsible for 1,000 deaths a year in people under 65
  • An allergy, which remains one of the most frequent aggravating factors, is found in 50 to 60%
    asthmatic adults and in 80% of children.
  • This disease is responsible for 600,000 days of hospitalization and 7 million days off work per year.

What is the poster for World Asthma Day?

Asthma Day 2023 poster © Association Asthma and Allergies

What are the actions for World Asthma Day?

For World Asthma Day, the Asthma & Allergies association offers:

  • A webinar/conference on the Facebook page of the Asthma & Allergies Association (online event) led by Pr Gilles Garcia and Nicolas Roche, pulmonologists, around the theme of Asthma.
  • A series of short videos “Crossed views” with testimonials from patients and the commentary of Pr Gilles Garcia, pulmonologist, president of the association (online on the association’s website www.asthma-allergies.org)
    These videos describe situations encountered daily by people with asthma, allowing them to identify and find answers and practical solutions to their difficulties. Among the topics covered: what to do in an emergency, how to recognize the symptoms of asthma, how to communicate well with your doctor, how to bear the gaze of others…
  • Communication on social networks : Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube.
  • Brochures, comics, information journals, patient aids… were also made available in the partner associations.
Toll-free number: Asthma Info Service: 0 800 19 20 21 (free call)

Sources: Asthma & Allergies Association / Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) website

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