To our knowledge, this is the first time an international meeting has been convened to tackle this topic since the World Asthma Meeting in 1998.28 Improvements to NCD treatments can be made, as demonstrated by the diabetes community and their success in improving access to insulin treatment by advocating for a WHA Resolution in 2021.29,30 A similar initiative for CRDs could bring the same benefits for children, adolescents and adults with CRDs in LMICs. This evidence concerns the gene INS and asthma.