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Asthma is a serious global health problem affecting all age groups. Its 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.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.
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Título obtenido: M.Pharm(Tesis) de la Universidad de Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Posición actual: Conferenciante (desde el 11 de febrero de 2009), Departamento de Farmacia, Universidad de Ciencia y Tecnología Atish Dipankar, Dhaka (Bangladesh). Experiencia profesional: Designación: Conferenciante, Organización: RAJSHAHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, BANGLADESH.
