SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has pledged his support for a groundbreaking new research roadmap which aims to help stop potentially fatal asthma attacks.
The roadmap also sets out priorities to revolutionise diagnosis, treatment and care for people living with the condition in Derry and throughout the North.
Welcoming the launch of the new roadmap at Westminster this week as a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to improve the lives of people with asthma, Mr Durkan said:
“I wholeheartedly welcome this new research roadmap as I believe it holds the potential to radically improve care for people living with asthma in Derry and throughout the North, and will hopefully lead to a cure.
!Drawing on the knowledge of many experts including globally renowned scientists, it marks a real step change in the drive to stop asthma attacks.”
Kay Boycott, Chief Executive of Asthma UK, said: “We are delighted that Mark recognises the huge potential the new roadmap holds to target investment into research that could truly revolutionise diagnosis, treatment and care for people with asthma.
“Every 10 seconds someone has a potentially fatal asthma attack and we still don’t know enough about the different ‘types’ of asthma which is essential if we are to find a cure.
“For too long asthma research has lacked the focus and investment it so desperately needs, and we see the asthma research roadmap as the catalyst for attracting the investment needed to make medical breakthroughs that will transform the lives of people with asthma.”
