{"id":824841,"date":"2024-05-03T19:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T13:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/?p=824841"},"modified":"2024-05-03T19:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T13:31:41","slug":"world-asthma-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/world-asthma-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Asthma Day 2024: History, Theme, Significance\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>World Asthma Day (WAD) is an annually observed healthcare event, organized by the Global Initiative for for Asthma (GINA). It is observed on the first Tuesday of May every year. This year, the world will unite to celebrate this day on May 7 2024. Moreover, the day aims to raise awareness about Asthma and its treatment. It is a common disease which affects your lungs and is characterized by wheezing, chest tightness, and breathlessness. In this blog, we will learn about the history, theme, significance, and how to celebrate this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Name of the day<\/td><td>World Asthma Day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Observed on<\/td><td>May 7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reason&nbsp;<\/td><td>To raise awareness about asthma and educate general public about its care and support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Theme&nbsp;<\/td><td>Asthma Education Empowers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-history-of-world-asthma-day\">History of World Asthma Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>World Asthma Day was established in 1998 by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By 2016, the <strong>World Health Organization (WHO)<\/strong> recognized asthma as a major public health concern. Estimates suggest that asthma affects at least 14% of children every year.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WHO<\/strong> estimated that Asthma affected around 262 million people in 2019 and caused 4,55,000 deaths.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/world-aids-vaccine-day\/\"><strong>World AIDS Vaccine Day 2024- History, Theme, and Significance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-theme-of-world-asthma-day-in-2024\">What is the Theme of World Asthma Day in 2024?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, the theme of World Asthma Day is, \u201cAsthma Education Empowers\u201d. This theme highlights the importance of spreading awareness and educating people about asthma to help them treat it effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the previous years\u2019 themes of this day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Theme&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Asthma Care for All<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022<\/td><td>Closing Gaps in Asthma Care<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020<\/td><td>Enough Asthma <strong>Deaths<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World asthma day poster making\/World asthma day drawing\/world asthma day poster for kids\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FV4y1ifCi1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Calli Art Drawing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-significance-of-world-asthma-day\">What is the Significance of World Asthma Day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This day holds great significance for numerous reasons such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It raises awareness about asthma, a respiratory disease that affects thousands of people worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By encouraging open discussion about asthma, the day helps reduce stigma and motivates people to seek treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The day also empowers people to educate themselves about asthma, its common causes, symptoms, and treatment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/world-hypertension-day\/\"><strong>World Hypertension Day 2024- History, Theme, Significance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-do-on-world-asthma-day\">What to do on World Asthma Day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few World Asthma Day activities you can try this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conduct a survey in your neighbourhood to assess how many people are affected by the Asthma disease.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up signs of \u201cno-smoking\u201d or \u201cquit smoking\u201d in your workplace to encourage people to adopt healthy habits.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organize nature walks with your friends and family.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post on social media platforms to raise awareness about this day and asthma.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldAsthmaDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldAsthmaDay<\/a>, breathe better and feel better. Take care of your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/asthma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#asthma<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SwasthaBharat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SwasthaBharat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zmdJZ5ICWh\">pic.twitter.com\/zmdJZ5ICWh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoHFW_INDIA\/status\/859218394368933892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-quotes-on-world-asthma-day\">5 Quotes on World Asthma Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Breathe freely, and live easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breathing should be easy, let\u2019s fight Asthma together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asthma cannot hold us back from living freely. Let&#8217;s raise awareness together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take control of your asthma today: don&#8217;t let it control you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing matters if breathing is difficult. Take better care of your lungs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-21f3eb9f3beed248c3167301330458fa\"><strong>Related Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/world-day-for-safety-and-health-at-work\/\"><strong>World Day for Safety and Health at Work<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/world-cerebral-palsy-day\/\"><strong>World Cerebral Palsy Day<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/world-pneumonia-day\/\"><strong>World Pneumonia Day<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/important-days\/rare-disease-day\/\"><strong>Rare Disease Day<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/important-days\/world-leprosy-day\/\"><strong>World Leprosy Day<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/world-alzheimers-day\/\"><strong>World Alzheimer\u2019s Day<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1714739105230\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Why is World Asthma Day celebrated?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">It is celebrated on the first Tuesday of May to spread awareness about Asthma and how it affects thousands of people every year.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1714739119730\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Who created World Asthma Day?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) started this day in 1993.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1714739133208\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>When is World Asthma Day?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">It is celebrated every year on the first Tuesday of May. In 2024, it will be observed on May 7 2024.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about such informative articles, check the <a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/category\/trending-events\/\"><strong>trending events<\/strong><\/a> page of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/\">Leverage Edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"World Asthma Day (WAD) is an annually observed healthcare event, organized by the Global Initiative for for Asthma&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":824845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[455,400],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-824841","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-important-days","8":"category-trending-events"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>World Asthma Day 2024: History, Theme, Significance\u00a0 - Leverage Edu Discover<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read interesting details about World Asthma Day, its history, theme 2024, significance, and more. 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