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Protect yourself and others from COVID-19, get your vaccination
Incredibly, less than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several vaccines have been developed and some have been approved for use.
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies calls for global access to effective, affordable COVID-19 vaccines
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), an organisation comprised of the world's leading international respiratory societies, calls for urgent access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines
To Meet HIV World Health Goals, TB Treatment Must be Maintained During COVID-19 Response
The global COVID-19 pandemic has strained health care systems around the world. In the developing world, tuberculosis (TB), which shares several symptoms with COVID-19, is
World Pneumonia Day: Urgent progress needed to end the preventable burden of pneumonia and deaths
On World Pneumonia Day, 12 November, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), calls for urgent progress to end the preventable burden of pneumonia and
World COPD Day, 18 November
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease that causes breathlessness, chronic sputum production and cough.
There are 300 million current
World Lung Day 2020: Respiratory groups call for research to prevent, detect and treat respiratory infections
Today, on World Lung Day (WLD), the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), members and WLD partner organisations unite to advocate for respiratory health globally