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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We want your stories for World Lung Day

FIRS is continuing to collect stories from the global respiratory community for World Lung Day 2026, celebrating the actions and initiatives helping protect lung health at every stage of life. There’s still time to share your story and help inspire action to make lifelong lung health a priority for everyone, everywhere.

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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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