Today Sandoz recognizes World Asthma Day. World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) with the goal of improving asthma awareness and care around the world. This year’s theme is, “It’s time to control asthma.”

A chronic, inflammatory lung disease, asthma is currently the most common non-communicable disease amongst children worldwide. GINA estimates that there are 300 million sufferers worldwide and there may be an additional 100 million people living with asthma by 2025.

Asthma is characterized by airway obstruction which results in …