GOLD and GINA have a shared purpose in working to improve outcomes for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. This joint statement is dedicated to Professor Eric Bateman, an inaugural member of the GINA Science Committee and member of the GINA Board, and to Professor Robert Rodriguez-Roisin, a founder and chair of the GOLD board of directors, both recently deceased. Both made invaluable contributions to asthma and COPD research and took a global perspective on the challenges of diagnosis and management. It was partly Professor Bateman's idea that GOLD and GINA should produce a joint statement addressing the similar challenges faced in the prevention, early and accurate diagnosis and management of both COPD and asthma, emphasizing the determination of both organizations to work together to address these issues.
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Vol. 62. Issue 2.
Pages 75-144
(February 2026)
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Vol. 62. Issue 2.
Pages 75-144
(February 2026)
Special Article
Addressing the Global Challenges of COPD and Asthma: A Shared Vision from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (GOLD) and the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
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David M.G. Halpina,1,
, Refiloe Masekelab,c,1, Claus F. Vogelmeierd, Obianuju B. Ozohe, Alvaro A. Cruzf, Helen K. Reddelg,h,i,j, Arzu Yorgancıoğluk,2, Alvar Agustil,2, on behalf of the Boards of Directors of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
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a University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
b Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
c Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa
d Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
e Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
f Federal University of Bahia and Fundacao ProAR, Salvador, Brazil
g Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University, Australia
h Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia
i Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
j Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
k Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Manisa, Turkey
l Catedra Salud Respiratoria, University of Barcelona, Pulmonary Department, Respiratory Institute, Clinic Barcelona, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Spain
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Asthma
COPD
Global challenges
GOLD
GINA
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