Your kindness adds a smile with every breath
Every breath counts—and because of you, Australians living with asthma have access to life-changing support. Your generosity fuels vital advocacy, education, and research, ensuring people with asthma and their families get the resources they need to breathe easier.
In the past year alone, your support has made a real difference:
- 55,666 people received lifechanging guidence through our support services.
- 662,000 people accessed vital information and resources from our website
- 61,499 people engaged with Asthma Australia on social media to become better informed about asthma.
Asthma is a lifelong condition that affects nearly 2.8 million Australians, and your impact has an impact on people's lives.
Your Support is so very important
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www.abs.gov.au 2. ABS. Causes of Death, Australia 2022. Data downloads [Internet, cited 2024 Jan 4] www.abs.gov.
au 3. AIHW. Principal diagnosis data cubes. Separation statistics by principal diagnosis, 2020-21 to 2022-23. www.
aihw.gov.au 4. AIHW. Emergency department care. Data tables 2022–23; 2021-22; 2016-17. www.aihw.gov.au
Meet a few of the many people you have helped so far...
1800 ASTHMA Changes Lives!
“Asthma Australia was wonderful. They helped me ask the right questions at my specialist visit. It made a world of difference.”
Carolyn, the face of our recent appeal, experienced a life-threatening asthma attack at age 60, reminding us that asthma can begin at any stage of life.
Thanks to your generous support, the 1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462) information line was there when Carolyn needed it most. Your donations are lifechanging. People will continue to face the challenges of asthma, but your support means they won’t have to go through it alone.
Thank you for making this life-changing support possible.
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Read Carolyn's Story
Meg’s life improved after she called 1800 ASTHMA
"An Asthma Educator at Asthma Australia really changed my life in terms of new options for treating my severe asthma. I have never in my life been more well than I am now, due to that call I made to Asthma Australia. Can't recommend them highly enough. I learned more in that 40 minute chat than I have in my lifetime of hospital admissions, doctor and specialist appointments."
In a 40 minute call Meg was able to discuss how she can manage her asthma. She was able to talk about the medicines she was taking, and that’s when Meg discovered that there were other treatment options she didn’t know about.
The Asthma Educator also told her she was eligible for a free pharmacy review that could support her in managing her asthma.
The support from 1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462) means that now Meg can live her life freely. Because of support from people like you, Meg is no longer gasping for air.
READ MEG'S STORY
Access to asthma information means no one faces asthma alone
Ky knows what it's like to be restricted by asthma. He went to five hospitals in four days.
Ky and his family should have been enjoying an amazing camping holiday in the bush at Thredbo Diggings, But Ky had a severe asthma attack in his tent leading to a nightmare experience for the whole family.
Your support has helped reduce unplanned hospital visits through increased availability of information and better asthma management.
READ KY'S STORY
