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Resources, useful examples and other materials to support the development of national-level plans.

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Toolkits for national-level coalitions

National-level IRC coalitions can access a range of helpful tools to support their progress. This includes: the IRC manifesto and associated materials, communications toolkit, policy toolkit, best practice examples and materials from other Coalition partners.

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IRC Manifesto

The IRC has launched its official Manifesto during the second IRC Summit, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal on 26-27 June 2023. The document sets out the aims and objectives of the Coalition and, using the latest data, explains a clear need to tackle respiratory disease. The IRC is now calling on policymakers in WHO European region countries to create clear and measurable national strategies – to transform post-pandemic respiratory care and reduce mortality from respiratory diseases by a third globally by 2030, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Read the Manifesto
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Lung Facts: make a case for change

Lung Facts presents key epidemiological and economic data for major respiratory conditions across World Health Organization (WHO) Europe, and by each WHO Europe country, and is intended to be used to demonstrate the urgent need for change in respiratory healthcare as well as provide a base to measure future progress.

Go to Lung Facts

Examples of existing national strategies

There are many examples of strong and impactful coalitions both at the national and international level. We recommend new national-level coalitions look to some well-established respiratory coalitions for inspiration:

United Kingdom

Find out more about the five-year strategy from the UK’s Task Force for Lung Health – a collaboration between experts in lung health, including patients, healthcare professionals and academics.

Visit the webpage
France

Find out more about France’s General Assembly of Respiratory Health, led by the Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française in partnership with other national organisations.

Visit the webpage
Portugal

An overview presentation of the Portuguese National Programme for Respiratory Diseases (2012-2022) as shared in the IRC Summit on June 2022.

View the presentation

As the International Respiratory Coalition initiative progresses, a full suite of toolkits and resources will be available in addition to the items currently displayed.