Advocacy & Awareness

World Bronchiectasis day
Patient Advocacy

Today is the Inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day

In support of the first World Bronchiectasis Day, July 1, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies – of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member – is joining the COPD Foundation and several global organizations in raising awareness and sharing information about this lesser-known lung disease. Bronchiectasis is a lung disease […]

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Joint Statement On Implications of Philip Morris’ Acquisition of Inhaled Pharma Company

Issued by: The American Thoracic Society, The European Respiratory Society,  International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Asociación Latino Americana De Tórax, the Global Initiative for Asthma.   As health care organizations focused on respiratory health, our missions demand that we actively address those actions […]

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Forum of International Respiratory Societies Calls for Global Access to Effective, Affordable COVID-19 Vaccines

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), an organization comprised of the world’s leading international respiratory societies, including founding member the American Thoracic Society, calls for urgent access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines globally. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 72 million people worldwide and resulted in more than 1.6 million deaths […]