Lungs Matter: Breathe Hope Against Lung Diseases
Medical societies and patient-leaders unite for respiratory disease awareness campaign. August is National Lung Month. To celebrate, frontrunners in the Philippine healthcare industry join together to increase public education on various lung diseases. Spearheaded the Lungs Matter: Raising Awareness for Respiratory Wellness event are the Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations, Psoriasis Philippines, Philippine Society for Orphan Disorders, Scleroderma Awareness Philippines, and Philippine College of Chest Physicians, supported by pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim (Philippines), Inc. Lungs Matter: Raising Awareness for Respiratory Wellness was held at The Bayleaf Hotel in Intramuros Manila and was attended by esteemed healthcare experts who shared fruitful insights on popular and lesser-known respiratory diseases, and the basics of lung care. Dr. Mae Campomanes, Chair for the Council on Occupational and Interstitial Lung Diseases, P...