• KALPESH PRAKASH KOTHARI
• DR.PRASAD GHUGARKAR G
• KHARMALE SHANTANU JITENDRA
• CHAUDHARI DATTATRAY SUNIL
• KAWARE PRATIKSHA DATTATRAY

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a growing healthcare problem that is expected to worsen as the population ages and the worldwide use of tobacco products increases. Smoking cessation is the only effective means of prevention. Employers are in a unique position to help employees stop smoking. During the long asymptomatic phase, lung function nevertheless continues to decline; therefore, many patients seek medical attention only when they are at an advanced stage or when they have experienced an acute exacerbation. To help preserve patients’ quality of life and reduce healthcare costs related to this chronic disease, clinicians need to accurately diagnose the condition and appropriately manage patients through the long course of their illness. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe. According to World Health Organization estimates, 65 million people have moderate to severe COPD. More than 3 million people died of COPD in 2005 corresponding to 5% of all deaths globally and it is estimated to be the third leading cause of death by 2030. Most of the information available on COPD prevalence, morbidity and mortality comes from high-income countries. Even in those countries, accurate epidemiologic data on COPD are difficult and expensive to collect. However, it is known that low- and middle-income countries already shoulder much of the burden of COPD with almost 90% of COPD deaths taking place in these countries. In this issue of Lung India, the joint ICS/NCCP consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of COPD have been published to facilitate the Indian practitioner in burden reduction, diagnosis and management of COPD

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"CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no.e27-e35, December-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312405.pdf

"CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no. ppe27-e35, December-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312405.pdf