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Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform

Bronchiectasis Educational Flyers

Guide

05 Feb 2026

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition when the airways/bronchi (tubes that carry air in and out of the lung) are widened, inflamed, and often scarred.&nbsp;Learn more in our Basics of Bronchiectasis and Treatment and Management of Bronchiectasis...

GuideChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder Collaboration

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Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform

Spotlight on Bronchiectasis

Guide

10 Dec 2025

Spotlight on Bronchiectasis is an educational patient‑friendly guide that explains what bronchiectasis is, what it looks like, and the symptoms people may experience. It includes simple illustrations comparing healthy airways with those affected by...

GuideChronic Respiratory DiseasesTobacco use

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Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance

Palliative Care Atlas of the Americas

Report

31 Oct 2025

The Atlas of Palliative Care in the Americas (2025) is a region-specific mapping and analysis report that assesses the state of palliative care across the Americas region. It uses indicators aligned with the World Health Organization’s public-healt...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and services+4

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WHO FCTC Secretariat, World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Tobacco mythbusters: tools for debunking common myths promoted by the tobacco industry

Briefs & Fact Sheets

17 Oct 2025

This document is intended as a quick reference guide for parliamentary action with ready-to-go evidence-based counter-arguments when faced with common myths by the tobacco industry. Through increased awareness of these common myths and the facts to c...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsTobacco use+3

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PLOS Global Public Health

People with lived experience of chronic conditions are key epistemic authorities in global health

Article

10 Oct 2025

This opinion piece, authored by the Steering Committee Members of the WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases, Mental Health, and Neurological Conditions, calls for a shift from tokenistic involvement tow...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived Experiences+4

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European Lung Foundation

Living with chronic respiratory disease: voices from around the world

Briefs & Fact Sheets

23 Sep 2025

This video features the voices of people living with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), such as COPD and asthma, from around the world. Through their personal stories, patients share how CRDs affect daily life, the challenges they face in accessing...

Briefs & Fact SheetsChronic Respiratory DiseasesMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Global epidemiology of chronic respiratory disease

Publication

22 Sep 2025

Chronic respiratory diseases constitute one of the most pressing, yet underappreciated, global health burdens. Determining the burden of disease is fundamental to identify unmet needs at the population level, and reduce individual suffering through i...

PublicationChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotionHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

Chronic respiratory diseases in WHO South-East Asia: Burden, risk factors and services for prevention and management

Report

18 Sep 2025

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs)—primarily asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—contribute significantly to the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the WHO South-East Asia Region. CRDs impose a growing socioeconomic...

ReportChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases, World Health Organization

Global scientific panel on chronic respiratory diseases: Background paper

Briefs & Fact Sheets

14 Sep 2025

This background paper was developed by the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) to provide the scientific basis for strengthening the global response to chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). Drawing on the latest evidence and in...

Briefs & Fact SheetsChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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WHO, Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Key advocacy messages for chronic respiratory diseases

Strategy document

14 Sep 2025

This advocacy paper, developed by the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD), calls for urgent and coordinated action to reduce the burden of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) worldwide.&nbsp;Building on evidence compiled in th...

Strategy documentChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)

Reimagining our response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health: Reflections on the draft Political Declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of NCDs and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 Aug 2025

This policy brief outlines three areas where industry seeks more explicit commitments from governments in the upcoming Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health, to be agreed this 25 September at the UN HLM:Leverage health innovationStrengthen...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesPrimary health care+7

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Center for Global Development (CGD)

Can a Global Initiative on Health Taxes Finance Development?

Dialogue

14 Jul 2025

Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are struggling from the aftereffects of a global pandemic, rising debt, and stagnating growth—and are now facing a further financing crisis as major donors slash their aid budgets. Against this backdrop, dom...

DialogueCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesHarmful use of alcoholTobacco useUnhealthy diets+5

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