Launch of the Federal Social Program “Healthy Lungs”

The CROS team provided communications support for the official launch of the “Healthy Lungs” federal social program on December 20. The program is aimed at preventive measures and respiratory disease control among Russian patients. The project was initiated by the Russian Respiratory Society, AstraZeneca and Philips.

The press conference dedicated to the start of the program brought together the leading pulmonology experts: Natalia Sanina, First Vice Chair of the State Duma Healthcare Committee; Sergey Avdeev, pulmonology senior external expert of the Russian Healthcare Ministry; Andrey Belevsky, President of the Russian Respiratory Society; senior external pulmonologist of the Moscow Government’s Healthcare Department; and others.

The “Healthy Lungs” program aims to raise awareness about the low level of the bronchial asthma and the Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease diagnostics, attract the attention of doctors and patients to the need of efficient control over the diseases with the use of proper drug therapy.

In 2018, organizers of the program plan to launch it in various cities of Russia, ranging from St Petersburg to Novosibirsk. Thousands of patients will get the opportunity to attend a professional consultation by pulmonologists and have a full inspection. Doctors will be able to attend educational seminars about the modern issues of the respiratory healthcare, while patients will learn about the bronchial asthma and the Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.