FIRS The Global Impact of Respiratory Disease – Second Edition | Page 4

Contents
Foreword 5
Executive summary 6
Introduction 7
The Big Five 10
COPD 12
Asthma 14
Acute lower respiratory tract infection 16
Tuberculosis 20
Lung cancer 24
Other important respiratory conditions and concerns 26
What can be done to combat respiratory disease? 28
Summary 32
Recommendations 33
References 34
Acknowledgements 38
About FIRS 39
FIRS member societies 40