Global Profile of Asthma and Socio-economic impact of asthma

Global Burden of Asthma

1. Global Profile of Asthma Dr.Izzeldin Fadl Adam, PhD; MPH; BPH Consultant of Epidemiology and Public Health Support and Development Unit General Directorate for Health Programs and NCDs

2. Socio-economic impact of asthma Global Asthma Network (GAN) KSA joining GAN National Survey of Allergies in Schoolchildren 2020 Estimating asthma and related factors Global Burden of Asthma Outlines

3. Global Burden of Asthma 339 million people affected. 1000 people die each day. 16th (YLD). 28th (DALYs).

4. Socio-economic impact of asthma Children miss school Adults can’t work Many adults don’t work effectively Serious loss of productivity Asthma costs are huge

5. Socio-economic impact of asthma Other diseases ‘fashionable’ ‘Invisible’ compared with obesity, stroke, cancer etc. Big gaps in asthma data Limited monitoring programs

6. GAN is currently collecting new information in children and adults on: Global asthma prevalence, Severity, management and risk factors. Global Asthma Network (GAN)

7. Indoor and outdoor pollutants Nutrition Daily life and behaviors Ecology (animals, plants etc.) Impact Estimating asthma and related factors

8. Around 6% primary healthcare visitors reported asthma Management of asthma in primary care constitutes a major challenge among physicians. Akker et al demonstrated a misdiagnosis of asthma around 84% of the population confirmed by spirometry Asthma in Primary health Care

9. 9 Towards a world with no body left with asthma Thank you..!