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Science in 5: asthma and you

World Health Organization (WHO)

20 Aug 2024

A 5-minute conversation on asthma - what are the symptoms, what makes it worse, and how can we treat it?

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The Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs (KAP) is a knowledge sharing and community platform dedicated to enhancing NCD prevention and control through multisectoral and multistakeholder collaboration. The KAP is hosted by the World Health Organization's Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD).
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