Study uncovers true burden of asthma in African schools and highlights need for better access to diagnosis and care

Asthma is the second most common cause of chronic respiratory deaths in the overall population of sub-Saharan Africa. The study led by researchers at Queen Mary and published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, is the first of its kind to determine the true prevalence and severity of asthma in undiagnosed, yet symptomatic young people in sub-Saharan Africa.

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