New Anti-smoking campaign was launched: the main idea of campaign is real life stories of the people who are suffering from loosing their relatives from non-communicable diseases which were caused by smoking. “One in Two” campaign is focusing on the fact that one in every two smokers will die from a tobacco-related disease.
Schoolgirl Margaret O’Brien told her mothers story who died from lung cancer.
Here is a story of Pauline Bell from Wexford, whose husband George died at 48 from a heart attack.
Gerry Collins from Wicklow, who describes his experience with cancer.
We are happy to present World Spirometry Day 2012!!!
Respiratory Decade will participate actively in promotion and organization of this Global event! World Spirometry Day is a very important Day for all persons with respiratory conditions and for doctors! Its one more chance to make visible all Respiratory Non-Communicable Diseases!
World Spirometry Day (WSD) will take place again on 27 June, 2012 - the Olympic year.
The campaign will focus on sport and the lungs, and resources will be provided for all those organising testing events related to the Olympic theme. Testing will not be limited to this day alone and participants are encouraged to capitalise on the Olympics and hold events on the run up to the games on July 27 and beyond.
Lung champions is a campaign which is promoted by European Lung Foundation. You can nominate Lung Champions who can help raise awareness of the importance of activity and sport for lung health.Lung Championscan be young athletes with cystic fibrosis, a COPD patient taking part in a pulmonary rehabilitation programme or an Olympian with asthma.
We want to remind you about success of First World Spirometry Day 2010! It was inspired by Professor Nikos SIAFAKAS President of European Respiratory Society: “Increased awareness about lung health is vital, and by taking a simple and painless test that only takes a few minutes to perform, everybody can find out about the state of his lungs” .
