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In the Community: Rudhro Prince Memorial Walk 2024

In the Community: Rudhro Prince Memorial Walk 2024

by Asthma Canada | News & Updates

Rudhro never left anyone behind. He was warm, friendly and compassionate – the angelic boy. Tragically, he lost his fight against asthma too soon. At the age of 8 years old, he suffered a severe asthma attack, right in his own home. His legacy lives on as his family...
WORLD ASTHMA DAY: 2 million Canadians Living with Uncontrolled Asthma urged to Take Control of their Condition.

WORLD ASTHMA DAY: 2 million Canadians Living with Uncontrolled Asthma urged to Take Control of their Condition.

by Pauric Keegan | News & Updates

~Asthma Canada Calls on Policy Makers Across Canada to Address Care Gaps in Asthma Care~ Toronto, May 7, 2024 – This World Asthma Day, Asthma Canada is calling on the approximately 2 million Canadians living with uncontrolled asthma, to take control of their condition...
Fellowes Canada, our Partner in Enhancing Community Health

Fellowes Canada, our Partner in Enhancing Community Health

by Jenna | News & Updates

We’re thrilled to announce a collaboration between Asthma Canada and Fellowes Canada, a global leader in WorkLife solutions. To prioritize community health and well-being, Fellowes Canada has generously donated 500 air purifiers equipped with True HEPA...
Managing asthma with poor air quality and wildfires

Managing asthma with poor air quality and wildfires

by Jenna | News & Updates

Wildfires have been an issue for many Canadians living in the areas directly affected for the past few months. Smoke from these extensive events has now created air quality issues for people across the country, and for those living with asthma, it’s important to stay...
Asthma Canada calls on policy makers to ensure Canadians have access to high-quality respiratory care, when and where they need it

Asthma Canada calls on policy makers to ensure Canadians have access to high-quality respiratory care, when and where they need it

by Jenna | News & Updates

May 2, 2023 – This World Asthma Day, on behalf of the 3.8 million people living with asthma in Canada, Asthma Canada is calling on policy makers and health system leaders to ensure Canadians have access to high-quality respiratory care, when and where they need it....
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This Asthma Awareness Month 2026 (May), Asthma Can This Asthma Awareness Month 2026 (May), Asthma Canada will focus on Asthma Attacks — how to recognize them and what to do if one happens.  Our survey to help us create a clearer picture of asthma attacks in Canada closes this week.  If you have not yet completed the survey, please do so: link in story!  It only takes five minutes and is open to people living with or without asthma. As a thank you for your time, you’ll be entered into a draw to win a high-quality HEPA air purifier.  #asthma #AsthmaAttacks
#AsthmaAwarenessMonth2026
Originally from France and now living in Toronto, Originally from France and now living in Toronto, Alissia Gesret’s family history has been shaped by asthma following the death of her uncle, Franck:  “My family name is known in the paramedical field for a breakthrough in non-invasive asthma treatment. What led to that discovery, however, is rooted in tragedy.  To understand it, you need to meet my uncle, Franck.  To tell his story, I need to take you back to July 15th, 1974.  This is not just any summer day. It is Franck’s tenth birthday.  For the occasion, my father – Franck’s older brother – has organized everything. Friends and neighbors gather to celebrate. Franck runs, laughs, and plays like any other child his age.  Later in the day, my father looks for his brother and finds him locked in the bathroom. Franck is using his inhaler, exhausted, trying to catch his breath after simply being a child. Between two puffs, he looks at my father and says, “You’re lucky you’re not sick.”  Those words carve themselves into my father’s memory forever.  Later that day, Franck’s parents are angry, he has used up all the inhalers. Franck is crying so hard that his breathing worsens. He is already gasping for air.  He runs toward his bedroom but never reaches it. Franck collapses in the hallway. An asthma attack, followed by cardiac arrest.  Because the family lives in the countryside, emergency responders arrive too late. Franck is pronounced dead at the hospital.  I am grateful that Franck at least spent that day laughing, playing, and being surrounded by other children he loved, one last time.  Franck’s story is one of countless stories shaped by asthma and trauma.  But I choose to keep telling my uncle’s story. To advocate for him, and for the many children who are still fighting, every day, just to breathe.”  Written by: @alissiagst | Full story on asthma.ca (link in story).  #asthma #asthmastories
This Shingles Awareness Week, we’re encouraging pe This Shingles Awareness Week, we’re encouraging people living with asthma to learn more about shingles and how it can affect those with chronic respiratory disease.  For more information, visit asthma.ca/vaccines.  #asthma #shingles #ShinglesAwarenessWeek #ShinglesAwarenessWeek2026
A look back at 2025: throughout the later months o A look back at 2025: throughout the later months of the year, we launched Asthma the Roommate, a fresh campaign that personified asthma to help people recognize the signs of uncontrolled symptoms.  The campaign encouraged our community to A.C.T. on Asthma:  ✅ A – Assess your asthma with our new Asthma Self-Check
 ✅ C – Claim your free Asthma Control Pack
 ✅ T – Talk to your doctor about managing your asthma effectively  See more of our work in 2025: https://asthma.ca/asthma-canadas-impact-in-2025/  #AsthmaCanadaImpact2025
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