Journal article
15 Apr 2026
This Lancet Commission presents a new vision for COPD by framing it as a preventable and heterogeneous disease shaped not only by tobacco exposure, but also by early-life factors, infections, poverty, and environmental exposures. It calls for broader...
WHO product
09 Apr 2026
Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) – primarily chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma – are a major and growing public health challenge in the WHO South-East Asia Region, responsible for nearly 12% of all deaths. This report, Ch...
WHO product
17 Nov 2025
The Air Pollution and Health Training (APHT) toolkit provides essential knowledge and practical guidance for health workers to understand and address the health impacts of air pollution. Developed by WHO, this toolkit includes four training modules,...
Report
24 Oct 2025
The State of Global Air 2025 report presents a comprehensive global assessment of air quality and its health impacts, using data covering 1990–2023. It finds that 36% of the world’s population is exposed to levels of PM₂.₅ above the least str...
WHO product
24 Jun 2025
This technical report, jointly developed by WHO and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), presents the latest evidence and analysis on the burden of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) in the WHO European Region. Despite reductions in mortality, CR...
WHO product
06 Jun 2025
This landmark resolution, adopted at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) in May 2025, sets out a comprehensive framework to advance integrated lung health globally.The resolution addresses the full spectrum of lung health, including: N...
WHO product
01 May 2025
This document is the ninth in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries and is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on the association between tobacco use and asthma. This is also intended as an advocacy tool to widely include...
WHO product
28 Apr 2025
The Pakcage of Interventions for rehabilitation details crucial rehabilitation strategies for 20 health conditions. It includes information on necessary assistive products, equipment, skilled workforce, and specific interventions for each condition....
Journal article
28 Apr 2025
The long term management of asthma illustrates the critical need for international guidance to recognise the inequity in resources available to some low and middle income countries (LMICs). The implications of resource limitation on a health systems...
Webinar
28 Apr 2025
In a landmark collaboration with over 30 international experts, WHO has developed the first WHO Air Pollution and Health Training toolkit specifically tailored for health workers (APHT) to be unveiled at the end of 2023. The toolkit includes download...
WHO product
25 Apr 2025
WHO has published a new policy brief titled Integrated approach to tuberculosis and lung health, which emphasises the urgent need to prioritise and implement integrated, people-centred care. This document highlights the critical intersections between...
15 Oct 2024
This promotional slide provides a brief standardised overview of the Global Alliance for Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD), designed by the GARD steering committee, for promotional use by organisations. It can be used without prior permission...
