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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Global Asthma Network survey suggests more national asthma strategies could reduce burden of asthma
Allergologia et Immunopathologia, Volume 45, No. 2, Year 2017
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Background Several countries or regions within countries have an effective national asthma strategy resulting in a reduction of the large burden of asthma to individuals and society. There has been no systematic appraisal of the extent of national asthma strategies in the world. Methods The Global Asthma Network (GAN) undertook an email survey of 276 Principal Investigators of GAN centres in 120 countries, in 2013–2014. One of the questions was: “Has a national asthma strategy been developed in your country for the next five years? For children? For adults?”. Results Investigators in 112 (93.3%) countries answered this question. Of these, 26 (23.2%) reported having a national asthma strategy for children and 24 (21.4%) for adults; 22 (19.6%) countries had a strategy for both children and adults; 28 (25%) had a strategy for at least one age group. In countries with a high prevalence of current wheeze, strategies were significantly more common than in low prevalence countries (11/13 (85%) and 7/31 (22.6%) respectively, p < 0.001). Interpretation In 25% countries a national asthma strategy was reported. A large reduction in the global burden of asthma could be potentially achieved if more countries had an effective asthma strategy. © 2017 SEICAP
Authors & Co-Authors
Asher, Innes
New Zealand, Auckland
The University of Auckland
Haahtela, Tari M.K.
Finland, Helsinki
Helsinki University Hospital
Selroos, Olof B.N.
Unknown Affiliation
Ellwood, Philippa Ellen
New Zealand, Auckland
The University of Auckland
Ellwood, Eamon M.
New Zealand, Auckland
The University of Auckland
Billo, Nils E.
Unknown Affiliation
Bissell, Karen
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Chiang, Chenyuan
Unknown Affiliation
El-Sony, Asma I.
Sudan, Khartoum
Public Health Epidemiological Laboratory [epi Lab] for Research and Development
García-Marcos, Luis
Spain, Murcia
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
Mallol, Javier
Chile, Santiago
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Marks, Guy B.
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Pearce, Neil E.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Strachan, David P.
United Kingdom, London
St George’s, University of London
Priftanji, Alfred V.
Unknown Affiliation
Benhabylès, Badia
Algeria, Algiers
Centre Hospitalo-universitaire de Mustapha Bacha
Boukari, Rachida
Algeria, Blida
Université Blida 1
Castracane, F. A.
Unknown Affiliation
Gómez, René Maximiliano
Argentina, Salta
Hospital San Bernardo
Salmun, Natalio
Unknown Affiliation
Baghdasaryan, Astghik
Unknown Affiliation
Burgess, Scott Williams
Australia, Brisbane
Mater Children's Hospital
Mattes, Joërg
Australia, Newcastle
Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia
Tai, Andrew
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Haidinger, Gerald
Austria, Vienna
Medizinische Universität Wien
Riedler, Josef
Unknown Affiliation
Szpakow, A.
Belarus, Hrodna
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Weyler, Joost J.J.
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Gninafon, Martin
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Aguirre de Abruzzese, J.
Unknown Affiliation
Domuz, Sanela
Unknown Affiliation
Brandão, Heli Vieira
Brazil, Feira de Santana
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
Camargos, Paulo Augusto Moreira
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
de Britto, Murilo Carlos Amorim
Brazil, Recife
Instituto de Medicina Integral
Fischer, Gilberto Bueno
Unknown Affiliation
Kuschnir, Fábio Chigres
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Menezes, Ana Maria Baptista
Brazil, Pelotas
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Porto-Neto, Arnaldo Carlos
Brazil, Passo Fundo
Universidade de Passo Fundo
Rosário-Filho, Nelson Augusto
Brazil, Curitiba
Universidade Federal do Parana
Solé, Dirceu
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Wandalsen, Neusa Falbo
Brazil, Santo Andre
Centro Universitário Fmabc
Mustakov, Tihomir Bogdanov
Bulgaria, Sofia
Medical University of Sofia
Birba, Emile
Burkina Faso, Bobo-dioulasso
Université Nazi Boni
Mbatchou-Ngahane, Bertrand Hugo
Cameroon, Douala
University of Douala
Pefura-Yone, Eric Walter
Cameroon, Yaounde
Yaounde Jamot Hospital
Rennie, Donna C.
Canada, Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
To, Teresa Md
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Standring, Peter
Unknown Affiliation
Calvo-Gil, Mario A.
Chile, Valdivia
Universidad Austral de Chile
Chen, Yuzhi
China, Beijing
Peking University
Kan, X.
Unknown Affiliation
Lin, Yu.-Tsan
Unknown Affiliation
García, Elizabeth
Colombia, Bogota
Fundacion Santa fe de Bogota
Niederbacher, Jürg
Colombia, Bucaramanga
Universidad Industrial de Santander
Ordoñez, Gustavo A.
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad Libre
Kabengele Obel, B.
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Universite de Kinshasa
Soto-Quirós, Manuel Enrique
Costa Rica, San Jose
Universidad de Costa Rica
Banac, Srđan
Croatia, Rijeka
Klinički Bolnički Centar Rijeka
Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.
Cyprus, Limassol
Cyprus University of Technology
Lochte, Lene
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Barba, Sergio
Unknown Affiliation
Cooper, Philip John
Ecuador, Quito
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
El-Falaki, Mona Mostafa
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Mokhtar, Alaa
Egypt, Cairo
Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population
Figueroa-Colorado, Margarita
Unknown Affiliation
Berihu, A.
Unknown Affiliation
Weihe, Pàl Magni
Faroe Islands, Torshavn
Faroese Hospital System
Lal, V. A.
Fiji, Suva
Ministry of Health
Mäkelä, Mika Juhani
Finland, Helsinki
Helsinki University Hospital
Annesi-Maesano, Isabella I.
Unknown Affiliation
Charpin, Denis André
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Raherison-Semjen, Chantal
France, Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
Gotua, Maia A.
Unknown Affiliation
von Mutius, Erika
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Addo-Yobo, Emmanuel O.D.
Ghana, Kumasi
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Clement, Nana Fosua
United States, Durham
Fhi 360
Gratziou, Christina G.
Greece, Athens
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Tsanakas, John N.
Greece, Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Akpinar Elçi, Müge
United States, Norfolk
Old Dominion University
Lai, Christopher K.W.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Novák, Zoltán
Hungary, Szeged
Szegedi Tudományegyetem Szte
Awasthi, Shally
India, Lucknow
King George's Medical University
Ilangho, R. P.
India, Chennai
Apollo Hospitals Group
Maitra, Anirban
India, Kolkata
Institute of Child Health Kolkata
Mukherjee, Mome
India, Kolkata
Medical College and Hospital Kolkata
Pai, Uday Ananth
Unknown Affiliation
Pherwani, Asha V.
India, Mumbai
P.d. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre
Reddy, B. K.
India, Bengaluru
Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health
Sabir, Mohammed
Unknown Affiliation
Sharma, Shail K.
India, New Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, new Delhi
Singh, Virendra P.
Unknown Affiliation
Sukumaran, Thevaruparambil Unny
India, Thiruvalla
Pushpagiri Medical Society
Varkki, Sneha Deena
India, Vellore
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Kartasasmita, Cissy Bana
Indonesia, Bandung
Universitas Padjadjaran
Cheraghi, Maria
Iran, Ahvaz
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Karimi, Mehran
Iran, Yazd
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
Masjedi, Mohammed Reza
Iran, Tehran
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Tehran
Shohat, Tamy
Unknown Affiliation
Bonini, S.
Unknown Affiliation
Forastiere, Francesco
Italy, Rome
Rome e Health Authority
Piffer, Silvano
Unknown Affiliation
Kahwa, Eulalia K.
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Odajima, Hiroshi
Japan, Tokyo
National Hospital Organization, Japan
Yoshihara, Shigemi
Japan, Shimotsuga District
Dokkyo Medical University
Abu-Ekteish, Faisal M.
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Al Omari, Omar S.H.
Jordan, Jerash
Jerash Private University
Amukoye, Evans Inyangala
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Esamai, Fabian O.
Kenya, Eldoret
Moi University
Hong, Soo-jong
South Korea, Ulsan
University of Ulsan
Al-Momen, Jawad A.
Kuwait, Safat
Al-amiri Hospital
Švabe, Vija
Latvia, Riga
Riga Stradins University
Vlaski, E.
North Macedonia, Skopje
University Children's Clinic
Mortimer, Kevin J.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
de Bruyne, Jessie Anne
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Malaya
Toloba, Yacouba
Mali, Bamako
University of Bamako
Montefort, Stephen R.
Malta, Msida
L-università Ta' Malta
Del Río-Navarro, Blanca E.
Mexico, Mexico
Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez
García-Almaraz, R.
Mexico, Mexico
Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez
González-Díaz, Sandra Nora
Mexico, Monterrey
Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez
Jiménez-González, Carlos Adrián
Mexico, San Luis Potosí
Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
Mérida-Palacio, Juan Valente
Unknown Affiliation
Brunekreef, Bert A.
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
Douwes, Jeroen E.
New Zealand, Wellington
Massey University Wellington
Hancox, R. J.
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Moyes, Christopher D.
New Zealand, Whakatane
Whakatane Hospital
Pattemore, Philip
New Zealand, Christchurch
University of Otago, Christchurch
Erhabor, Gregory Efosa
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Falade, Adegoke Gbadegesin
Nigeria, Ibadan
University of Ibadan
Hammangabdo, Ahmad
Nigeria, Maiduguri
University of Maiduguri
Onyia, Ngozi O.
Nigeria, Lagos
Paelon Memorial Hospital
Nystad, Wenche
Norway, Oslo
Folkehelseinstituttet
Pérez-Yarza, Eduardo G.
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University
Yusuf, Osman M.
Pakistan, Islamabad
Allergy and Asthma Institute
El-Sharif, Nuha A.
Palestine, Abu Dis
Al-quds University
Cukier, Gherson
Panama, Ciudad
Hospital Materno Infantil Jose Domingo de Obaldia
Checkley, William N.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Chiarella O, Pascual
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Lis, Grzegorz J.
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Monti, Riccardo A.
Unknown Affiliation
Al-Ghamdi, Basma Rashed
Saudi Arabia, Abha
King Khalid University
Yousef, Abdullah A.
Saudi Arabia, Dammam
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Goh, Daniel Yam Thiam
Singapore, Singapore City
National University of Singapore
Voyi, Kuku V.V.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Zar, Heather J.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Arnedo Peña, Alberto
Unknown Affiliation
Busquets, Rosa M.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Carvajal-Urueña, Ignacio
Spain
Centro de Salud la Ería
González-Díaz, Carlos
Spain, Leioa
Universidad Del Pais Vasco
Korta Murúa, Javier
Spain, Donostia-san Sebastian
Osakidetza, Donostia University Hospital
López-Silvarrey Várela, Ángel
Spain, La Coruna
Fundación María José Jove
Luna-Paredes, Carmen
Unknown Affiliation
Morales-Suaŕez-Varela, Mariá Manuela Del Mar
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
Gunasekera, Kirthi Dias
Sri Lanka, Colombo
Central Chest Clinic
Kudagammana, Sanath Thushara
Unknown Affiliation
Mohammad, Yousser
Syrian Arab Republic, Latakia
Université Tichrine
Guo, Yueliang Leon
Taiwan, Taipei
National Taiwan University
Huang, Jinglong
Taiwan, Taoyuan
Chang Gung University
Teeratakulpisarn, Jamaree
Thailand, Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen University
Vichyanond, Pakit
Thailand, Nakhon Pathom
Mahidol University
Tidjani, Osseni
Togo, Lome
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tokoin
Hamzaoui, Agnès
Tunisia, Ariana
Université de Tunis el Manar, Hôpital Abderrahmène Mami
Yorgancioǧlu, Arzu A.
Turkey, Manisa
Manisa Celâl Bayar Üniversitesi
Ituaso-Conway, Nese
Unknown Affiliation
Worodria, William O.
Uganda, Kampala
Mulago Hospital
Mahboub, Bassam H.
United Arab Emirates, Sharjah
University of Sharjah
Redding, Gregory J.
United States, Seattle
Seattle Children's Hospital
Yeatts, Karin B.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lan, Le Thi Tuyet
Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh City
University Medical Center
Wa-Somwe, Somwe V.
Zambia, Lusaka
University Teaching Hospital Lusaka
Manangazira, Portia
Zimbabwe, Matebeleland South
Ministry of Health and Child Care
Statistics
Citations: 30
Authors: 170
Affiliations: 155
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.aller.2016.10.013
ISSN:
03010546
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative