World Asthma Day 2025
Today’s World Asthma Day 2025: “Make Inhaled Treatments Accessible for All” emphasizes the need to ensure that people with asthma can access inhaled medications that are essential both for controlling the underlying disease and treating attacks.
With one out of seven UAE residents suffering from the condition, asthma rates are more than five times higher than in North America! Therefore, it is important to act.
KnowHow About Asthma – Empower Yourself!
Asthma is one of the most common chronic noncommunicable diseases, affecting over 260 million people and accounting for over 450.000 deaths globally each year, the majority of which are preventable.
Understanding triggers and signs is key. Symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness may indicate an asthma attack. Depending on the trigger, these attacks can vary in frequency, from intermittent to seasonal, or even persist throughout the year.
The severity of asthma is defined by the frequency of asthmatic attacks: Asthma is called “mild”, when symptoms occur at least twice a week, but not every day. “Moderate asthma” is defined by daily attacks. For “severe asthma”, symptoms strike multiple times each day.
KnowHow About Treatment – Partner with Your Doctor!
Asthma is caused by inflammation and muscle tightening around the airways which make breathing difficult. Both underlying disease mechanism need different medication.
Are you familiar with “Reliever”, “Controller”, or “Biologics” medications? Our next blog will cover over their effects and why they may be necessary to get asthma under control in order for your lungs, physical fitness, and quality of life stay healthy and optimal.
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