Asthma links
Europe
 | The European Centre for Allergy Research Federation (ECARF): provides comprehensive information about allergies and the various therapies that exist to treat them. |
 | The European Federation of Allergy and Airway Diseases Patients Association (EFA): is a network of allergy, asthma and COPD patient organisations, designed to improve patient quality of life. |
Belgium
| Astma en Allergie Koepel: is made up of three associations including Asthma Fund, Asthma Foundation Belgium and Allergy Prevention, which aim to improve the quality of life for asthma sufferers. |
Bulgaria
 | Асоциацията на Българите Боледуващи от Астма (ABBA): association of Bulgarians with bronchial asthma. |
Denmark
| Astma-Allergi Forbundet: asthma and allergy information. |
Finland
 | Allergia- ja Astmaliitto Allergi-och Astmaförbundet: Finish allergy and asthma federation. |
France
| Association Française pour la Prévention des allergies (AFPRAL): aims to provide information about various allergens that people may be subjected to in every day life, tests to detect allergens and how allergies can be treated. |
 | Asthme and Allergies Association: provides information for asthmatics and their families. |
Germany
| Deutschen Allergie- und Asthmabund e.V (DAAB): provide information for patients about allergies, asthma and neurodermitis. |
Greece
 | “Aniksi”: aims to fight against allergies and asthma, through information, education, social intervention and support of research. |
Hungary
 | Asztmás és Allergiás Betegek Országos Szövetsége (ABOSZ): national society of asthmatic and allergic patients in Hungary. |
 | Magyar Tüdőgyógyász Társaság (MTT): the Hungarian Respiratory Society contains patient information for asthma patients. |
 | Tudobetag: Hungarian website for patients with lung disease. www.tudobeteg.hu/ Read reviewers comments on this website (PDF). |
Ireland
| Asthma Society of Ireland: provides support for people living with asthma. They aim to to optimise asthma control through support, education, effecting change and research. |
Italy
 | Federasma: is a network of Italian associations that support the fight against asthma and allergies and provide information to sufferers. www.federasma.org Read reviewers comments on this website (PDF). |
Lithuania
| Lietuvos astmos klubų taryba (LAKT): Lithuanian council of asthma clubs. |
Norway
 | Norges Astma-og Allergiforbund (NAAP): provides information to patients on allergy and asthma. |
Portugal
 | Associação Portuguesa de Asmáticos (APA): asthma association of Portugal providing information to patients. |
Serbia
 | Dragisamisovic: Serbian patient website for asthma information. |
Spain
 | Associació Asmatològica Catalana (AAC): fights against asthma by promoting and developing its' methods of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. www.asmatics.org Read reviewers comments on this website (PDF). |
 | Respirar - To Breathe: are pediatricians, allergists, neumologists, nurses and other health providers, trying to improve the quality of life in asthmatic children and adolescents. www.respirar.org Read reviewers comments on this website (PDF). |
Sweden
 | Astma- och Allergiförbundet: the Swedish asthma and allergy association want to increase awareness about what it is like to have an invisible disability like asthma and allergy. http://www.astmaoallergiforbundet.se/ Read the reviewers comments on this website (PDF). |
Switzerland
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| Asthma Information. |
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| aha, Swiss Allergy Center: reaches out to those affected by asthma or allergy by providing information and educating patients about their conditions. |
The Netherlands
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| Stichting Astma Bestrijding (SAB): directly or indirectly supports patients with asthma and chronic obstructive lung disorders. |
 | Long Fonds: provide information about asthma. www.longfonds.nl Read reviewers comments on this website (PDF). |
UK
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| Asthma UK: is the charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the 5.2 million people in the UK whose lives are affected by asthma. |
 | Medikidz: Severe asthma This publication, which costs £6.99 to purchase, is a cartoon story which explains to children what happens to the lungs during an asthma attack. Read reviewers comments on this publication |
 | Occupational Asthma: contains information on occupational asthma in general. |
International
| The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA): works with health care professionals and public health officials around the world to reduce asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. |
| The National Asthma council Australia (NAC): an organisation that aims to increase the awareness of asthma by providing useful information. |
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