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The theme for World COPD Day 2022 was “Lung Health for All”. It emphasized the global impact of major respiratory diseases, including COPD, and highlighted the effects of COVID-19, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Early detection and reducing health inequalities were key messages.
[1] [2] Sponsored by the US COPD Coalition, the observance is a time for organizations and communities across the country to increase the overall awareness of COPD. COPD Learn More Breathe Better , the title of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ’s national awareness and education campaign, has again been adopted as the theme for ...
Mitochondrial disease awareness [34] [4]? Mental health awareness and mental illness awareness [35] [36] [4] 2022: Anti-war movement in Russia protesting against the 2022 invasion of Ukraine [37] Jade ribbon: 2001 Jade Ribbon Campaign awareness about hepatitis B and liver cancer [38] [4] Teal ribbon ? Cervical cancer [3] [4] [8] an alternative ...
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[1] [2] They have organized the annual awareness day, World COPD Day, every November since 2002. [3] This organization issues recommendations for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related medical conditions. GOLD issued its first formal recommendations in 2001. [2]
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London lit up in purple to mark 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities The Disability flag created for this day. International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying ...
In March 2012, Purple Day received the Royal Assent and became a legal day for epilepsy awareness in Canada. [4] In December 2015, electronics retailer Dick Smith had arranged a major corporate partnership with Epilepsy Action Australia to support Purple Day in Australia with a $50,000 cash sponsorship, prizes and exclusive distribution of ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...