“Following this goal, we of course also support patient organizations in this area. For example, for this year’s World Asthma Day we have the campaign “How fit are your lungs?” the Austrian Lung Union (ÖLU) to raise awareness of severe eosinophilic asthma. This was accompanied by a press background discussion at which the leading expert and pulmonologist Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sylvia Hartl, MBA, who explained gaps in care for severe asthma in Austria and discussed measures to optimize treatment. The focus was on reducing the use of oral corticosteroids with high side effects and preventing RSV infections in asthma patients aged 60 and over.”