As well as the burden of pneumonia and HIV-related respiratory illness including TB, there is an increasing problem with asthma and tobacco related disease. Biomass fuel use is ubiquitous and likely to be a major contributor to the prevalence of both pulmonary infection and COPD. Children under 15 years make up almost 50% of the population in African countries; childhood respiratory illness is the major cause of paediatric morbidity, health care utilization and mortality in Africa.
To promote lung health in Africa.
Promote education, training, research, advocacy, prevention of disease, optimal care and development of capacity nationally to promote lung health.
The Pan African Thoracic Society is a major professional organization representing Lung Health in Africa.
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