Utrecht, 26 June – In a joint appeal published in The Lancet, 44 leading scientific and social organisations from across the globe including The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS)  and its partner organisations, are calling on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to take urgent action to save millions of young lives by protecting them against respiratory …

International Respiratory Societies Unite on World Bronchiectasis Day 2025 to Urge Global Awareness and Collaboration This Rare Lung Disease is Increasing; Members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies Unite to Improve Early Detection JULY 1, 2025 – According to the 2022 Global Impact of Respiratory Disease Report, the global presence of non–cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis …

Stop tobacco industry tactics targeting young people, say international lung health experts On World No Tobacco Day (31 May, 2025) the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), including member GOLD, supports the World Health Organization’s (WHO) efforts to expose and condemn the tobacco industry’s harmful tactics—many of which are aimed at young people. This year’s …

Make Inhaled Treatments Accessible for ALL, Say Respiratory Health Organizations The Forum of International Respiratory Societies launches new campaign to increase access to asthma treatment. On World Asthma Day 2025 (6 May), the call to action is clear: ‘Make Inhaled Treatments Accessible for ALL’. To highlight the lack of access to inhaled medicines for asthma …

No More Excuses: Break the Chain of Transmission to End Tuberculosis – World TB Day 2025 Respiratory societies urge prioritization of TB detection and treatment in high-burden areas. On World TB Day 2025, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), co-founded by GOLD, urges all stakeholders—governments, agencies, NGOs, academics, civil society and donors— to focus …

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies Calls for Urgent Action to Expand Access to Pneumonia Prevention and Treatment Worldwide On World Pneumonia Day, 12th November 2024, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which GOLD is a founding member, is calling for urgent action to prevent pneumonia deaths among high-risk groups particularly children younger …

Respiratory Societies Help in Bringing the World Together for Bronchiectasis On World Bronchiectasis Day, members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies bring awareness to a chronic lung disease JULY 1, 2024 In support of the third annual World Bronchiectasis Day, July 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which GOLD is a …

Asthma Education is Key to Reducing Deaths Worldwide, Say Respiratory Health Associations On World Asthma Day 2024 (7 May), the message is clear: “Asthma Education Empowers.” The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which GOLD is a founding member, stresses the crucial role of education in empowering people with asthma to manage their condition …

Break the chain of transmission to end tuberculosis – World TB Day 2024 Respiratory groups call for comprehensive TB screening in high-burden settings. 24 March 2024 On World TB Day, 24 March 2024, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which GOLD is a founding member, calls on all stakeholders, including multilateral agencies, governments, …

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 …