Global respiratory health experts gather in Edinburgh for inaugural RESPIRE meeting

This week (6 – 8 September 2017) international partners gathered in Edinburgh for the inaugural meeting of the new NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE).

Developing our international priorities

RESPIRE team pictured outside the University of Edinburgh — The RESPIRE team, pictured outside the University of Edinburgh

Launched in July 2017, RESPIRE aims to reduce the impact and number of deaths caused by respiratory diseases in Asia in partnership with collaborators from Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and Pakistan.

Partners travelled from each of the four countries to share their thoughts on the respiratory health challenges in their nation and discuss which areas to focus our collective efforts on.

It was fantastic to have our experts gathered together, build our links and begin developing the priorities for RESPIRE.