Respiratory Health Initiative

Our mission is to champion action through evidence-based insights toward the best standard of care for chronic respiratory disease, with a focus on COPD and Severe Asthma.

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From Policy to Practice Report

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Discover the Roadmap for Advancing Respiratory Health by 2030.
This report sets out a practical vision for 2030, where people receive timely care, essential medicines and diagnostics are widely available, tobacco use continues to fall and exposure to air pollution declines.

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COPD Index Expansion Report 2025

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The 2025 COPD Index provides an updated and expanded view of global preparedness and capacity to manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Building on the 2024 edition, this version introduces new countries, offering a broader and more representative picture of global COPD policy, access, and outcomes.

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Severe Asthma 2025 - Complete rankings and Country Expansion

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The Severe Asthma Index 2025 measures how 45 countries organise, deliver, and sustain care for people living with severe asthma.

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The Future of Chronic Respiratory Diseases and Nicotine

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Explore the future of Chronic Respiratory Disease and Nicotine consumption through scenarios, personas and action points

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Respiratory Health Facts

Understand the global impact of Respiratory Diseases

Respiratory Health

€611 billion

The annual societal cost of the major respiratory diseases across the WHO European Region

Severe Asthma

461,000 deaths

According to the World Health Organization Severe Asthma affects 33.4 million people and 1.3% die from a preventable disease.

COPD

3.23 million deaths

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), COPD is the third leading cause of death globally

Explore the Respiratory Health Initiative Indices

Understand how health systems around the world address the burden of COPD and severe asthma.

COPD INDEX

A global study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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severe asthma index

A global study of Severe Asthma Care

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Reports

Review and download the reports for the Respiratory Health Initiative, COPD and Severe Asthma indices.

FROM POLICY TO PRACTICE - A Roadmap for Advancing Respiratory Health by 2030

This report sets out a practical vision for 2030, where people receive timely care, essential medicines and diagnostics are widely available, tobacco use continues to fall and exposure to air pollution declines.

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