About Us

The National Asthma Council Australia is a not-for-profit organisation working to improve health outcomes and quality of life for people with asthma.

Launched in 1990, the Council was formed to lead a national effort to combat the alarming number of deaths from asthma in the 1980s. Since our formation, this figure has fallen dramatically with improved management of asthma by health professionals and patients and their carers.

Although asthma remains a serious problem in Australia, we continue to rise to the challenge.

As the national authority on asthma, our ongoing priorities are to:

  • provide the latest information on asthma to health professionals to help improve their quality of care
  • gather, analyze and share information on asthma
  • work with all members of the asthma community, including people with asthma and their carers, health professionals, patient support organizations, the health industry, and government agencies
  • continue to set the standard for best-practice asthma management