NIH: NIH statement on World Asthma Day 2018
“On World Asthma Day 2018, the National Institutes of Health stands with people worldwide to renew our commitment to advance understanding of asthma and develop effective strategies to manage, treat, and ultimately prevent the disease. … An estimated 235 million people worldwide, including 24.6 million in the United States, have asthma. … Together, we can advance our shared mission to develop and implement effective strategies for the management, treatment, and prevention of asthma…” (5/1).