Country activities of Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD):: Focus presentations at the 11th GARD General Meeting, Brussels

The Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases(GARD) is a voluntary network of national and international organizations, institutions and agencies led by the World Health Organization (WHO), working towards the vision of a world where all people breathe freely (1). GARD is supporting WHO in successfully implementing the WHO’s Global Action Planfor the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) 2013-2020. The GARD report on GARD activities is published on a regular basis. Collaboration among GARD countries is critical for sharing experiences and providing technical assistance to developing countries based on each country’s needs (2).