Congratulations to PATS President, Dr Joe Aluoch, on the launch of his 2nd book, Fifty years of health services in Kenya (1968-2018), this week.

1 December 2018 is World AIDS Day. 

21 November 2018 is World COPD Day. 

GTN linking together clinicians, public health experts, patients, civil society, scientific societies, major organizations, WHO, Union as well as donors and pharma.

12 November 2018 is World Pneumonia Day. 

PATS recently participated in The Union 2018 Conference held in The Hague. 

PATS recently participated in the ERS Congress 2018 held in Paris, France. 

On 25 September 2018, we will celebrate the 2nd World Lung Day. 

Two PATS Exco members, Dr Bertrand Mbatchou and Dr Kevin Mortimer were elected to serve on The Union. 

A new global campaign to combat asthma is being led by the Global Asthma Network.

PATS President Dr Joe Aluoch recently attended the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam.

PATS President Dr Joe Aluoch is attending ATS 2018 in San Diego.

The PATS MECOR 2018 course recently took place in Durban, South Africa.

The African Journal of Respiratory Medicine (AJRM) March 2018 issue is available. 

Pan African Thoracic Society Healthy Lungs for Life feedback from Durban, South Africa, April 2018.