Global Asthma Report

ISAAC - 2011 - english

The Global Asthma Report 2011 shows the tools to manage asthma exist but are not reaching many of the 235 million people affected. To highlight the issues surrounding this major non-communicable disease, The Union and the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) have collaborated to produce the Global Asthma Report 2011.

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NCD Alliance Briefing Paper: Access to Essential Medicines and Technologies for NCDs

NCD Alliance - 2011 - english

NCD Alliance – 2011 – English

The paper stresses that all countries, no matter how poor, can implement effective strategies and approaches that promote access to essential medicines for NCDs

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Non-Communicable Diseases A priority for womens's health and development

NCD Alliance - 2011 - English
This report was released by the NCD Alliance to focus on the specific needs and challenges of girls and women at risk of, or living with, non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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Lung health consequences of exposure to smoke from domestic use of solid fuels

D A Enarson, N Aït-Khaled, C-Y Chiang, A El Sony, PM Enarson, M Gninafon, X-H Kan, K Slama - 2009 - English

Indoor air pollution caused by using solid fuels for home cooking and heating is increasingly recognised as contributing to lung disease. This guide offers an overview of the issues and suggestions for ameliorating them.

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Management of asthma: a guide to the essentials of good clinical practice

N. Aït-Khaled, D. A. Enarson, C-Y. Chiang et al. - 3rd Ed. - 2008 - English, Chinese

The 3rd edition updates treatment guidelines, given the availability of chlorofluorocarbon-free (CFCfree) metered-dose inhalers. It also offers tools, such as an electronic database, for monitoring patients treated with medicines purchased through The Union’s Asthma Drug Facility.

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Management of the child with cough or difficult breathing, A Guide for Low Income Countries

P. Enarson, D. Enarson, R. Gie - 2nd edition - 2005 - English, French

The 2nd edition of this guide focuses on pneumonia in children. It incorporates the technical approach to managing childhood pneumonia developed by the World Health Organization and proposes a management system based on The Union’s experience in dealing with TB.

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Manual de Enfermedades Respiratorias

P. Cabrera Navarro, F. Rodríguez de Castro - 2nd edition - 2005 - Spanish

This guide is a comprehensive guide to lung diseases in Spanish. It presents current knowledge in 39 concise illustrated chapters covering upper respiratory infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, sleep apnea, emphysema, lung cancer, TB and more.

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Research Methods for the Promotion of Lung Health: A Guide to Protocol Development for Low Income Countries

D. Enarson, S. Kennedy, D. Miller, P. Bakke - 2001 - English, French, Spanish, Russian*, Chinese*

The effective use of research is crucial to building strong lung health and TB control programmes. This guide assists health workers and investigators to develop research protocols relevant to low-income countries.

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