The specifics of treatment of asthma in children

The increasing number of atopic people worldwide is a matter of ever growing concern among the healhcare community. Every fifth inhabitant of our planet suffers from some form of allergy. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are about 300 million patients with bronchial asthma (BA), 400 million patients with allergic rhinitis, while the incidencew of the nosologies is growing every year. [1] In September 2011, the UN General Assembly addressed non-communicable diseases, with a particular focus on the increasing impact of asthma on global health, economic development and social well-being