1 Department of Pediatrics, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; and.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014 Mar;11(3):404-6. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201311-405PS.
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies has released a report entitled Respiratory Disease in the World: Realities of Today-Opportunities for Tomorrow. The report identifies five conditions that primarily contribute to the global burden of respiratory disease (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory infections, tuberculosis, and lung cancer), and offers an action plan to prevent and treat those diseases. It describes the staggering magnitude of the global burden of lung disease: hundreds of millions of people suffer and four million people die prematurely from respiratory diseases each year. The situation is not hopeless, because most major respiratory illnesses are avoidable. Much of the disease burden can be mitigated by reducing exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution, restraining tobacco use, and relieving urban overcrowding. Implementation of the strategies described in the Forum of International Respiratory Societies respiratory diseases report would have a profound effect on respiratory health, reduce economic costs, and enhance health equality in the world.
国际呼吸学会联合会发布了一份题为《世界呼吸疾病：今日现实-明日机遇》的报告。报告确定了五种主要导致全球呼吸疾病负担的疾病（哮喘、慢性阻塞性肺疾病、急性呼吸道感染、结核病和肺癌），并提供了预防和治疗这些疾病的行动计划。报告描述了全球肺病负担的惊人规模：数以亿计的人患有肺病，每年有 400 万人因呼吸疾病而过早死亡。情况并非没有希望，因为大多数主要的呼吸道疾病都是可以预防的。通过减少室内和室外空气污染、限制烟草使用以及缓解城市过度拥挤，可以减轻大部分疾病负担。实施国际呼吸学会联合会呼吸疾病报告中描述的策略，将对呼吸健康产生深远影响，降低经济成本，并增强世界健康公平性。
