Asthma and Allergies 13 celebrates its 20th anniversary on World Asthma Day on Tuesday, May 3. Members, members of the association’s scientific council and stakeholders are invited aboard the sailboat The Gift of the Wind from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a ride, at sea in thanks for their support. Advice, documentation and information on asthma, all accompanied by refreshments, will be offered to the guests.
A positive balance sheet
The organization aims to inform patients in the Bouches-du-Rhône suffering from asthma or allergies in order to improve their treatment. ” If we rely on the time that the practitioner spends with the patient, it does not represent much. Our mission is to extend this interview which took place in the consulting room and to complete the information », indicates Oswaldo Long, the president of the association.
However, the Covid crisis severely constrained its activities, preventing it from organizing interventions that allowed direct contact with patients. As a result, the number of members has considerably decreased and the association must be dissolved at the end of the year. However, the overall result of the actions of Asthma and Allergies 13 remains significant. ” In 20 years, we have trained 130 information stands, informed nearly 6 000 people and affected 2 000 students in schools. It’s still an interesting review. concludes Oswaldo Long.
In addition, the “mother” association, Asthma and Allergies, continues its actions at the national level.