World COPD Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) to improve awareness and care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) around the world. World COPD Day 2012 took place on November 14 around the theme “It’s Not Too Late.” 

World COPD Day 2013: November 20

World COPD Day 2014: November 19

 

 

Latest World COPD Day News

World COPD Day 2012 media materials are now available! Visit our comprehensive guide to World COPD Day activity planning for all the resources you'll need to ensure a successful event.

Get inspired for 2012! View a slideshow of World COPD Day 2011 activities around the world.

Visit World COPD Day on Facebook to stay up to date and connect with fellow organizers!

 

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Let us know about the activities you're planning for the public, health care professionals, and the media. We'll post the details on this Website.
 
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Mark your calendar

World COPD Day takes place each year on the second or third Wednesday in November.

WCD 2013: November 20

WCD 2014: November 19