2020年哮喘管理和预防的全球战略 Preface Asthma is a serious global health problem affecting all age groups.lts prevalence is increasing in many countries,especially among children. Although some countries have seen a decline in hospitalizations and deaths from asthma,asthma still imposes an unacceptable burden on health care systems, and on society through loss of productivity in the workplace and, especially for pediatric asthma, disruption to the family. In 1993, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute collaborated with the World Health Organization to convene a workshop that led to a Workshop Report Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention .1 This was followed by the establishment of the Global Initiative for Asthma （GINA）, a network of individuals, organizations, and public health officials to disseminate information about the care of patients with asthma, and to provide a mechanism to translate scientific evidence into improved asthma care.The GINA Assembly was subsequently initiated, as an ad hoc group of dedicated asthma care experts from many countries. The Assembly works with the Science Committee, the Board of Directors and the Dissemination and lmplementation Committee to promote international collaboration and dissemination of information about asthma. The GlNA report（"Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention"）, has been updated annually since 2002, and publications based on the GINA reports have been translated into many languages. Iin2001, GINA initiated an annual World Asthma Day, raising awareness about the burden of asthma, and becoming a focus for local and national activities to educate families and health care professionals about effective methods to manage and control asthma. 【更多详情,请下载：2020年哮喘管理和预防的全球战略】