The Health Blog

A new children’s book written by award-wining writer Debjani Chatterjee encourages young people to follow their dreams and also provides self-management tips on asthma.

Funded by Asthma UK through the Challenge Fund, the book, entitled ‘A Special Assembly’, tells the story of a young south Asian boy called Raj, who has asthma and wants to follow in the footsteps of his favourite cricket player.

The book was commissioned by the Asian People’s Disability Alliance (APDA), a voluntary organisation managed and run by Asian people with disabilities. Alongside the story it provides information on managing asthma in a south Asian cultural and social context, with guidance notes for parents in English, Gujarati, Urdu and Bengali.

Research funded by Asthma UK suggests that people with asthma from ethnic minority groups are more likely to be admitted to hospital for the treatment of their asthma. Led by Professor Aziz Sheikh from the University of Edinburgh, the research suggests that differences in experiences of asthma may be explained in the use and provision of health care services rather than in asthma prevalence.

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