One year after the adoption of the World Health Assembly resolution on an integrated lung health approach, the European Lung Health Group is launching a new video to explain what this global commitment means in practice.
The World Health Assembly lung health resolution: a patient explainer
The resolution calls on countries to take a coordinated approach to lung health, covering prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term care, while addressing inequalities and strengthening health systems.
For patients and patient organisations, this is not just a global agreement. It is a reference point for action. It sets out targets which governments have committed to deliver and provides a basis to assess national progress, identify gaps in care, and engage decision-makers.
The video translates these commitments into practical guidance for advocacy at national level. It shows how the resolution can be used to ask clear questions on access to diagnosis, availability of treatment, prevention programmes, and follow-up care.
The European Lung Health Group calls for a European Lung Health Plan to support coordinated action across countries and ensure that lung health is addressed as a priority within EU policy.
ELHG Position Paper on the WHA resolution on lung health
To mark the first anniversary of the adoption of the WHA resolution on lung health, the ELHG has published a position paper ‘The adoption of the World Health Assembly resolution on an integrated lung health approach one year on: evidence for European level action’. In the paper, we reflect on the progress and challenges of the implementation of the resolution one year on and present our ask for a similar, harmonised approach to a lung health at the EU-level through the a dedicated European Lung Health Plan.
Read the ELHG Position Paper on WHA Lung Health Resolution
The European Lung Health Group is a coalition of patient organisations and respiratory health partners working together to strengthen lung health policy in Europe. The organisations include Alpha-1 Europe Alliance, CF Europe, European Lung Foundation, European Pulmonary Fibrosis Federation (EU-PFF), Lung Cancer Europe, PHA EUROPE*, TB Europe Coalition, European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA).