World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. World Asthma Day 2009 will take place on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. This year's theme will again be "You Can Control Your Asthma"

For more information on World Asthma Day, visit the Global Initiative for Asthma website.