Asthma UK is the charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the 5.2 million people in the UK whose lives are affected by asthma.

We work together with people with asthma, health professionals and researchers to develop and share expertise to help people increase their understanding and reduce the effect of asthma on their lives.

Our vision is 'control over asthma today, freedom from asthma tomorrow'.

The history of Asthma UK goes back to 1927 when the Asthma Research Council (ARC) was founded to research into the ‘cause and cure of asthma from a firm scientific foundation’. By 1972 the Friends of Asthma Research Council was set up to raise funds for the ARC. In 1989 the two merged to form the National Asthma Campaign. In May 2004 we became Asthma UK.