The National Asthma Management Program (NAMP) is the only dedicated, national asthma program funded by the Commonwealth Government.

Established in 2018, the program is designed to improve asthma management and reduce the burden of asthma on individuals, families and the healthcare system and has been delivering measurable reductions ever since.

The National Asthma Management Program supports four key delivery areas:

  • Information and services to improve quality of life for people with asthma and their families
  • Keeping children and young people healthy and well
  • Community programs where the asthma burden is greatest
  • Consumer insights to drive systems change and person-centred approaches

Program Impact and Outcomes

  • Information and services to improve quality of life for people with asthma and their families.

    1800 ASTHMA – Personalised support
    131,200 people supported annually – Person-centred support by Asthma Educators via phone and digital services
    83% satisfaction rate and 70% more confident to manage

    Asthma resources
    90,000 annual resource downloads – Asthma Action Plans, device technique videos and medication information

    Health literacy campaigns
    28 million impressions across all channels – Children, women, 60-day prescribing, air quality, oral steroids and severe asthma

    ACQ5 – Asthma Control Measure
    3,626 people completed the ACQ5 – Validated measure identifying those at risk of poor outcomes

  • Keeping children and young people healthy and well

    Asthma First Aid training for schools
    30,000 teachers training annually across 2359 schools
    55% schools reached of all schools nationally (4 years) and 96% staff confidence to manage asthma (+37% improvement post-training

    Schools Asthma Health Check
    608 schools completed in FY25 – Identifying gaps in policies, procedures and training

    Asthma Guidelines for Schools
    2,836 downloads – Best practice asthma management for school communities

    Monthly newsletter
    36,280 subscribers – Ongoing school education and engagement

  • Community programs where the asthma burden is greatest

    Remote Asthma Management Program – Northern Territory
    134 practitioners trained – Aboriginal Health Practitioners
    19 communities reached – Remote NT communities
    All 5 NT regions covered – Across the Territory
    Five-day asthma management training and education delivered in remote communities, building local capacity to manage asthma where specialist services are hardest to reach.

  • Consumer insights to drive systems change and person-centred approaches

    Healthcare professional education
    10,000 reached annually – Accessible, evidence-based online education aligned to the latest clinical guidelines

    Patient education materials
    90,000 annual downloads – Asthma Action Plans, toolkits, medication charts, after hospital kits and co-morbidity fact sheets

    Government policy input
    42 FY24 submissions, 23 FY25 submissions
    Policy Highlights
    – Supporting 60-day prescribing
    – Reversal of PBAC decision on children’s asthma preventer access
    – National Climate and Health Strategy – air quality and asthma focus
    – PBAC recommendation to remove OCS requirement for biologic

How the National Asthma Management Program has helped

“The information from Asthma Australia has empowered me to be able to go back to the doctor and say, ‘my asthma is not under control.” – Henry, Victoria

” I have never in my life been more well than I am now, due to that call I made to Asthma Australia. Can’t recommend them highly enough. I learned more in that 40-minute chat than I have in my lifetime of hospital admissions, doctor and specialist appointments.” – Meg, Victoria

“The knowledge I have gained from Asthma Australia over the years has had a big impact on my life, by being able to read information on the website about recommendations, the latest research, and new medications. I find it reassuring to know there is a place I can always go that I trust.” – Claire, South Australia

The National Asthma Management Program is funded by the Australian Government with matched funding from NSW Government, QLD Government, ACT Government, Tasmanian Government and Asthma Australia donors.