Our Strategy

Driving person centered approaches & influencing systems change

Last updated 10/12/2025

The prevalence of asthma in Australia continues to be high, impacting 1 in 9 people, and asthma is the leading cause of disease burden among children aged 1-9 years. Asthma can stop people from reaching their full potential and from living freely. However, it doesn’t need to be this way.  

Asthma Australia’s Organisational Strategy on a Page 2024 – 2027 calibrates us towards our goal to halve potentially preventable asthma hospitalisations by 2030.  

We know that to fully affect change for people with asthma, we need to put their needs at the centre of what we do so they feel supported where they live, learn, work and play. Working directly with people with asthma, and with the people, settings and systems around them, we are confident we are on the right path to helping people breathe better and live freely. 

View the Asthma Australia Organisational Strategy on a Page 2024 – 2027

You can download a copy of Asthma Australia’s Organisational Strategy on a Page here.

Why this strategy is important:

Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the airways that affects someone’s ability to breathe and can be fatal. Preventing and treating asthma in Australia has come a long way due largely to advances in research, treatment and technology. However, progress in reducing the burden of this disease has plateaued. The number of people with asthma and the impact of the condition are increasing each year. Asthma now affects nearly 2.8 million Australians.     

Asthma is a health problem that demands our attention and creativity to find a better way forward.  

In 2023-24, about 32,000 hospitalisations were due to asthma – yet 90% of these hospitalisations were considered potentially preventable. This highlights the opportunity for real progress to happen.   

As the only consumer peak body for people with asthma, Asthma Australia is well positioned to lead the work of reducing this avoidable burden and creating lasting change.    

Through our wide-reaching networks, we seek to understand and champion the voice of people with asthma. Through an evidence-based and person-centred approach, we will act intently to deliver what is needed to help people breathe better and live freely.    

This strategy gears us to work more holistically.  It is about working more systemically to lead a collective and coordinated effort to tackle asthma.  

Asthma Australia is committed to our vision that no one experiences a life restricted by asthma.  

We hope you will partner with us to drive the change that’s needed.    

Would you like to learn more?  You can arrange a meeting with Asthma Australia to discuss this strategy by emailing [email protected]