World Asthma Day

World Asthma Day

Question: World Asthma Day is observed on-
(a) 3rd May
(b) 4th May
(c) 1st May
(d) 2nd May
Ans (d)
Related facts:

  • On May 02, 2017 World Asthama Day was observed across the world.
  • World Asthma Day is observed on the first Tuesday of May.
  • The theme of World Asthma Day, 2017 is “Better air better breathing”.
  • The inaugural World Asthma Day was held in 1998.
  • Asthma is a common long term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.

Reference:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs307/en/
http://ginasthma.org/wad/
https://twitter.com/UNinIndia/status/859363795726209024