Greek Respiratory Coalition
The International Respiratory Coalition (IRC), a coalition of respiratory clinicians, patients and industry partners, aims to transform post-pandemic respiratory care and reduce respiratory disease-related mortality by a third globally by 2030 – in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Greek Respiratory Coalition is the national initiative focusing on Greek society developing clear & measurable national strategies
Prevention of respiratory diseases
Implementing preventative approaches, increasing vaccination coverage rate across all ages and addressing the impacts of climate change and environmental pollution.
Actions on reducing inequalities
Putting people and their rights at the centre of respiratory health and addressing the social determinants of poor health to improve accessibility and delivery of healthcare by prioritising marginalised and hard to reach communities for example, through better involvement of community leaders and health networkers.
Access to the right
treatment at the
right time
Lung health checks to aid earlier and more accurate diagnosis. Ensuring integrated primary, secondary, and tertiary care – fostering holistic patient management, improving access to evidence-based therapy and implementing respiratory guidelines at every level of care, with financial incentives to drive improvement.
Prioritisation of research, data and insight to improve care
Focusing on research and insight into innovations in treatment and care to advance lung health, such as AI, use of real-world data and evidence, novel therapies, trials design, targeted research strategies and data registries to focus on inequality and areas of greatest need.
Lung Facts: make a case for change
The Lung Facts resource is a web-based advocacy tool, which presents key epidemiological and economic data for major respiratory conditions across WHO Europe, and by each WHO Europe country. Use this data to make a case for change in your country, or to raise the profile of lung health.
National Partners
