TABLE 1.
National and regional asthma programmes identified in Europe
| Country | [Ref.] | Study period | Initiator | Executor |
| National | ||||
| Finland | [7, 8] | 1994–2004 | Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and Working group | Finnish Lung Health organisation, a nongovernmental organisation |
| France | [9] | 2002–2005 | National Agency for Accreditation and Evaluation of Health on behalf of the French National Health Executive | Eight medical specialist societies |
| Ireland | [10, 11] | 2014–2017 | Health Service Executives | Asthma Society of Ireland |
| Italy | [12] | 2013 | Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases | 42 partners |
| The Netherlands | [13] | 2014–2018 | Lung Alliance Netherlands | |
| Poland | [16] | 2009–ongoing | Polish Society of Allergology | |
| Portugal | [18] | 2000–2011; 2012–2016 | Directorate General of Health Portuguese Ministry of Health | Directorate General of Health |
| Turkey | [20, 42] | 2008–ongoing | Turkish Ministry of Health | Turkish Respiratory Society |
| Regional | ||||
| Poland | [14] | 2000–2003 | Dept of International Medicine Asthma and Allergy, Bazlicki University Hospital, Lodz | Lodz Regional Health Insurance Fund (sponsor) |