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Open Airways is the only registered charity in Bermuda helping people with asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases), with qualified professional educators.
Did you know that in Bermuda:
- 1 in 10 adults and 1 in 5 young children suffer from Asthma.
- Lack of knowledge about preventing and controlling asthma results in unnecessary days off work or school and distressing, costly visits to the hospital emergency departments.
- Many people are unable to afford medications and basic equipment necessary to prevent asthma episodes.
- Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COPD), such as Emphysema, affects a large number of people over the age of 50.
- Hospital admissions for Asthma are down 70% since Open Airways introduced an island-wide Asthma Education Programme in 1997.
For more about Asthma in Bermuda, click here >
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- Provide specialized education in asthma and other respiratory problems such as emphysema.
- Educate individuals, their families and the public about respiratory diseases and to promote self care where possible.
- Act as an advocate and lobbyist for people with respiratory diseases, particularly those who are most vulnerable and disenfranchised, to improve access to quality care.
- Provide basic necessary equipment for effective treatment for those in need.
To read more about our achievements click here or see Open Airways in action in the community see photo gallery.
Do you...
...want to find the nearest qualified asthma or COPD health care professional? Click here >
...have your asthma controlled? check that click here >
...want to hear how to begin to take control click here >
Are you...
...a Health Care Professional who wants to further your eduction to help others click here >
    
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