Eradicating HIV Will Take Collaborative Action and a Commitment to Curb TB Infections The Forum of International Respiratory Societies Highlights World AIDS Day. The COVID-19 pandemic hampered progress in fighting tuberculosis infections worldwide. Diverted funds meant that one of the world’s leading infectious killers caused 1.3 million deaths in 2022. TB is also the leading …

Respiratory Groups Stress Lung Cancer Risks and Importance of Early Screening and Treatment for World Lung Cancer Day On World Lung Cancer Day, August 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) and its founding member, GOLD, stress the importance of understanding lung cancer risk factors, as well as the importance of early detection through …

FIRS calls for action to prevent young people from taking up smoking On World No Tobacco Day (May 31, 2023) the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which GOLD is a founding member, is encouraging policy makers to take steps to prevent young people from taking up smoking. Despite initiatives around the world to …

On World Asthma Day Respiratory Health Associations Call for Asthma Care for All The theme for World Asthma Day 2023 (May 2) is “Asthma care for all”.  The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which GOLD is a founding member, is calling on healthcare leaders and policy makers to ensure access to effective, quality-assured …

On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, International Lung Health Organizations Advise ‘We must find and treat everyone with TB, to end TB’. In support of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 24 March, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies, of which GOLD is a founding member, is determined to break the chain of TB transmission. In 2021, 1.2 …