World Lung Day 2024 Toolkit
FIRS is dedicated to helping create a world where everyone has the right to Clean Air and Healthy Lungs. Join over 250 FIRS members and World Lung Day partners to raise awareness of lung health for World Lung Day, 25 September.
Your support helps spread awareness and encourages communities and governments to invest in lung health and tackle air pollution.
World Lung Day webinar
Registration is open! Book your free place here.
Clean Air and Healthy Lungs for All
25 September 2024
CEST 13:00, BST 12:00, EDT 7:00, IST 16.30
Join us for the FIRS World Lung Day webinar:
Clean Air and Healthy Lungs For All.
Chaired by M. Patricia Rivera MD, President of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies, this event brings together global experts to discuss critical issues impacting lung health including climate change, the need for global standardization and how we prioritize lung health on the political agenda.
Topics:
Prof. Zorana Jovanovic Andersen will highlight the importance of putting lung health on the political agenda, discussing air quality, tobacco control, and climate legislation.
Prof. Hasan Bayram will examine the effects of global climate change on pulmonary health, focusing on vulnerable populations.
Prof. Darcy Marciniuk will address the need for standardized measures to define lung health and enhance data collection.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear from leading experts in lung health.
Healthy Lungs for Life Grant Awardees 2024
Healthy Lungs for Life (HLfL) is a global awareness campaign for World Lung Day by the European Lung Foundation and the European Respiratory Society, supported by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies. This year, we awarded 10 grants to organizations in Bangladesh, Ghana, Uganda, Moldova, Tanzania, Guatemala, India, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, and Ecuador to promote lung health through local initiatives.
Discover how the 2024 grant winners plan to enhance lung health in their communities here.