"Admittedly we are biased in stating that lung health has been neglected in the public discourse1 that research has not been adequately funded, and that we have concerns that the political reality generally does not adequately ecognise the importance of respiratory diseases. The ias is mainly related to the fact that the European espiratory Society (ERS) is a prominent member in the orum of International Respiratory Societies, which, in ecember, 2009, convened at the 40th Union World onference on Lung Health in Cancún, Mexico, to declare 2010 The Year of the Lung..." Vol 376 September 4, 2010
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The Australian Lung Foundation and TSANZ are jointly promoting public awareness about respiratory health and will be coordinating various events throughout the year.

