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 …

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 …