Health Days 2017

1. Asthma is a chronic inflammation of bronchitis causing coughing, breathlessness, chest tightness, repeated wheezing during sleep, coughing at night or early in the morning. 
2. There is no cure for asthma that can be managed by avoiding triggers, such as allergens and irritants, and getting rid of them to avoid irritation and contracting the asthma.
3. The prevalence of asthma is higher in children than in adults, and higher in females than males.
4. The chronic disease is most common among children.
5. Asthma is often a genetic disease.
6. Whether conditions can aggravate the condition of asthma, such as very dry, wet, or stormy weather.
7. Patient must see the doctor and continue taking medications as per his directives to control the disease and help the lungs do their functions normally.

Statistics:
As per asthma patients and their families guide issued by the Ministry of Health (MOH), as part of the national program to combat asthma 2016, there are more than 300 million people suffer from asthma worldwide. It causes the death of one person out of 250 deaths around the world. The prevalence of asthma in the Kingdom's regions ranges between 15-25%. 

 
Objectives of World Asthma Day:

• Raising awareness about Asthma and its general health consequences.
• Promoting knowledge and determining causes of increased asthma prevalence.
• Promoting studies of relations between asthma and environment.
• Reducing the risk of asthma.
• Improving disease management.
• Improving availability and accessibility of effective asthma treatment.

Official date:

• Globally: May 2nd, 2017.
• Locally: Shaban 6th, 1438H.

Theme of World Asthma Day:

 

 

 

'Asthma: Better Air, Better Breathing'

 

1. Asthma patients and their families.
2. Health workers.
3. Health associations and institutions.
4. Society as a whole.