Highlights from the 51th Union World Conference on Lung Health
The 51th Union World Conference on Lung Health was held this year virtully due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 20-24 October under the theme Advancing Prevention. The Union World Conference is world’s largest gathering of clinicians and public health workers, health programme managers, policymakers, researchers and advocates working to end the suffering caused by lung disease, with a focus specifically on the challenges faced by low- and lower-middle income populations.
The offical press releases from the Conference are available here. Other highlights from the Conference are compiled here.
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