The National Asthma Control Mission (NACM) was launched on Saturday at the city-based Chest Research Foundation (CRF).
Thirty doctors from across India attended a round-table conference to discuss issues related to the adherence of asthma therapy.
CRF programme coordinator Dr Monica Barne told DNA the mission was launched to coincide with World Asthma Day on May 3. “This mission stresses on research and education to ensure that the disease is diagnosed early and managed in a right way,” Barne said.
The mission is being led by CRF director, Dr Sundeep Salvi. It would help in seeking a multi-pronged approach to ensure that 90% of the estimated asthmatics could have the disease under control.
“The mission would cover rural India as the chances of asthma going unnoticed are higher there. Various research projects would also be conduct to help in compiling statistics related to asthma in various parts of the country,” Barne said.
The CRF would remain the main coordination centre and provide primary training to health care providers. The health care providers are supposed to educate patients, increase awareness about the disease and spread knowledge about drug adherence.
“The trainers will be responsible in conducting various camps and workshops in schools, colleges and hospitals,” Barne said. There are 40 million Indians suffering from asthma and approximately 25% of them fail to adhere to their drugs making it chronic, she said.
There would be 15 key opinion leaders for the mission across the country. They would be trained by the CRF.
The doctors who attended the meet included Sujeet Rajan, Jyotsna Joshi, Jaideep Gogte and Prashant Chhajed from Mumbai, Raja Dhar from Kolkata, Barnali Bhattacharya, Sharad Agarkhedkar and Tushar Sahasrabudhe from Pune, PK Thomas from Chennai, Murali Mohan from Bengaluru, Meenu Singh from Chandigarh and R Vijaikumar from Secunderabad.
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