Experts Highlight Gaps in Asthma Diagnosis and Care

Almost 3.4 crore people in India are living with asthma, accounting for 13 percent of the global burden of asthma patients, highlighted doctors of the pulmonary and critical care medicine department of King George's Medical University, on the occasion of World Asthma Day.

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW:

The department organised a symposium to highlight the critical need for ensuring access to inhaled treatments for all asthma patients.

Dr Ved Prakash, head of the department, shared that India contributes to 46% of the global asthma-related deaths, highlighting significant gaps in diagnosis, treatment, and management.

"Studies suggest that only 5% of asthma cases are correctly diagnosed and treated in India," he added.