World Asthma Day: The Facts by Prof. Dr. R Narasimhan, Chairman, Respiratory Research Foundation of India (RRFI)
Chennai, April 30, 2022: Prof. Dr. R Narasimhan, Chairman, Respiratory Research Foundation of India (RRFI) today spoke to Reporters to spread the awareness of Asthma on World Asthma Day being being held on 3rd May 2022 . On this occasion Dr.Narasimhan spoke on the the Facts and myths of asthma. Youtube videoЁЯСЗЁЯСЗ He said that 19.1 million asthmatics are there in US and 5.5. million children suffer from asthma. Asthma is responsible for 1.6 million emergency admissions in US. 80% of deaths occur in low and middle income group countries. Globally 339 million adults suffer from asthma and about 4 million children develop asthma globally. The number of asthmatic children is dropping significantly due to increase awareness about inhalers. Asthma is commonly linked to smoking, dust, food factors, GERD, psychological factors and infection. Asthma is not a curable disease but an eminently controllable disease. Inhalers are the best means of delivering the drugs for maintenance . Among the ...