Brussels Declaration Calls on Policymakers to Make Asthma a Priority for the EU.

BRUSSELS, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Led by British MEP Liz Lynne, medical experts and representatives of relevant patient and professional associations today called on the European Commission and the Council to recognise asthma as a serious public health issue. The statement is part of the Brussels Declaration, a 10-point action plan for improving asthma management across Europe.

The Declaration says that better management of asthma could free up more than eight million hospital days each year.(1) It also calls for EU guidelines to be brought up-to-date in order to reduce the annual ...

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