The Top 5 Respiratory Conditions placing the biggest burden on Irish Health Care
Respiratory disease carries a very significant healthcare burden worldwide. Compared with other European Countries Ireland is affected with higher rates.
Written by C. Hayes & Professor Eddie Moloney, Respiratory Consultant, Tallaght University Hospital
In 2003 the Irish Thoracic Society (ITS) published a report entitled ‘Ireland Needs Healthier Airways and Lungs – the Evidence’ which was the first report to highlight the scale and impact of respiratory disease in this country. More recently, in 2018, the ITS published ‘Respiratory Health of the Nation’, once again bringing focus to the burden of respiratory disease on the Irish Health Care system. However, much of this respiratory disease burden could be prevented, or potentially detected earlier, with improved public health awareness and lifestyle interventions.
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