World Asthma Day

World Asthma Day

World Asthma Day is observed on the first Tuesday in May. This year it falls on May 3. World Asthma Day is a organized by Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) in association with World Health Organization and US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

The theme for 2005 is #$#Unmet Needs of Asthma#$#. The primary goal of this day is to improve awareness about the disease among health care providers and workers, government officials , general public and all those under the grip of this disease.