Johannesburg – Asthma awareness is an important opportunity to focus on the difficulties that people living with asthma living in South Africa, in South Africa, especially heavy and uncontrolled symptoms.
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of South Africa that affect millions of large and children.
South Africa is one of the highest mortgage ratios on global scale, many patients are struggling to fight for the care and treatment needed to effectively manage their situation.
Although the chronic, inflammatory disease is progress in understanding the asthma, although there is an obsolete management experience, including something that increases the risk of severe attacks and oral corticosteroids (OCS).
Dr. Dwayne Koot, Medical Director Sanofi’s South Africa, said: “We still see a lot of patients who are still kept on oral corticosteroids transferred to the last resort.”
These symptoms may lighten, but the load of the dose is associated with serious side effects, including long-term use and long-term use, osteoporosis, diabetes and adrenal beds.
We must support patients and health care providers in adapting Dr. Koot, evidence-based care and financial policy to the best practice recommendations.
In May, medical professionals and health organizations emphasize the need for previous diagnosis and improved ways.
Patients with severe asthma and type 2 – 80% of events are thought to be the main caused in about 80% – to reduce attacks, improve lung function and ocs.4a + b
Recent studies Ferocious asthma index 2025 South Africa points to large spaces in the asthma maintenance system.
The index is located below the global average of South Africa’s global average: in the context of politics, the nature of the health system and environmental factors.
These findings emphasize the relevance of the improvement of national asthma strategies and ensures the persecution of treatment rules.
“Many patients still trust in ‘relaxing’ inhalers,” said Dr. Koot.
“But they do not treat inflammation of asthma.
“Regular use without escorting inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) may allow silence to deteriorate the life-threatening events.
“Even people who have humans, management and management (as a combination of their management (as a combination) must be led by health workers.”
This year the global theme for asthma information bear is “to treat inhaled for everyone” and “care for everyone.”
“In South Africa, this message has a special weight, because input and comply with effective treatment remain,” said Dr. The koot.
“It is not only clinical solutions to apply these difficulties, but also requires policy reforms, better education and support for health workers and patients.”
To make informed decisions, such as oral corticosteroids, such as harmful treatments, evidence-based therapy, increase the current status of the current state of the decision to health leaders and hope for the improvement of long-term results for patients.
Visit asthma Management and Sanofi for more information on the loyalty of respiratory health www.sanofi.co.za.
