On December 11, 1998 in the second world assembly on asthma, global asthma prevention initiatives (GINA) commission and the European respiratory society on behalf of the world health organization (who) put forward the developing world asthma day activities, and will be on the same day as the first world asthma day. Since 2000, held related activities from year to year, but has since world asthma day each year on the first Tuesday of may.
World asthma day aims to make people realize that asthma is a global health problem, propaganda has made scientific and technological progress, and prompted the public and authorities involved in the implementation of effective management methods. GINA in 2006 for the treatment of asthma overall shift from the focus of asthma control, stress according to the control level of treatment in patients with asthma, and adjust it in a continuous cycle, including assessment of asthma control, to control for the purpose of treatment, monitor and maintain control.
1998年12月11日，在第二屆世界哮喘大會上，全球哮喘防治創議(GINA)委員會與歐洲呼吸學會代表世界衛生組織提出了開展世界哮喘日活動，并將當天作為第一個世界哮喘日。從2000年起，每年都有相關的活動舉行，但此后的世界哮喘日定為每年5月的第一個周二。
世界哮喘日的宗旨是使人們意識到哮喘是一個全球性的健康問題，宣傳已經取得的科技進步，并促使公眾和有關當局參與實施有效的管理方法。2006年的GINA對哮喘治療的整體觀念轉向哮喘控制這一焦點，強調根據患者哮喘控制的水平進行治療，并在一個連續的周期內加以調整，包括評估哮喘控制、以控制為目的的治療，以及維持控制的監測。
