Advancing global equity in respiratory health

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies unites the world's leading respiratory societies to improve global lung health.

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Announcing the new FIRS Lung Health Taskforce

We’re excited to announce the launch of the FIRS Lung Health Taskforce, in partnership with the Global Lung Function Initiative. The Taskforce will develop a Lung Health Spirometry Toolkit and explore the creation of a global Lung Health Index, helping to advance understanding of lung health throughout life.

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Increasing Access to Inhaled Medicines

FIRS is supporting a campaign to improve access to inhaled medicines in low resource, high-burden settings to address the massive and rising burden of death and disability from COPD and asthma.

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