The Respiratory Health Initiative

Data-driven insights to guide strategic actions for the prevention, management, and care of chronic respiratory diseases -the third leading cause of death worldwide.​
The Respiratory Health Initiative aims to equip policy makers to adopt effective policies to tackle chronic respiratory diseases by enabling cross-country comparison and learning, with a focus on COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and Severe Asthma. ​

Together, these diseases affect hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide, highlighting the urgent need to support innovation, policy and collaboration in respiratory care.​​
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Explore the Tools: COPD Index and Severe Asthma Index

The COPD Index and the Severe Asthma Index is built on a combination of publicly available datasets and original data validated by national experts, offering a comparative overview of respiratory health systems across more than 40 countries and 57 unique indicators.

Behind the Initiative

The COPD Index and Severe Asthma Index have been independently developed by the Institute and are validated by an independent, global, external group of experts. ​Sanofi and Regeneron have provided unrestricted support in the development of the indices. ​

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