The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) works with health care professionals and public health officials to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and to improve prevention and treatment of this lung disease for patients around the world.

The 2009 updates to the GOLD Report, Executive Summary, and GOLD Pocket Guide are now available.

Access the GOLD Report. Access an Executive Summary of the GOLD Report. Access the GOLD Pocket Guide. To download an announcement about the 2009 Report update, including a summary of the changes in the document, please click here (PDF).