We are a non-profit corporation comprised of medical professionals, patients, and other organizations from all over the world to further research and planning projects to improve the health and access to care of COPD patients.
The purpose and mission of the organization is to develop a coalition of COPD Patient Organizations worldwide for health promotion among COPD patients and COPD education through:
These purposes shall be achieved especially in cooperation with recognized aid organizations, NGOs, health authorities and ministries, health care providers, and other interested international organizations.
COPD is the 4th greatest killer worldwide but most people, including healthcare professionals, do not know about it. It is a disease that deprives its victims of their breath; however, it is a preventable and treatable disease. Because of a lack of information, efforts devoted to COPD prevention and treatment are usually not available.
To learn more about the ICC browse through this area and view our Constitution and By-laws, meet our hard working Executive Committee, understand our working progression in ICC meeting minutes and learn about our sponsors.
The projects taken on by the Coalition shall be funded through donations from foundations and benefactors and from grants from industry. The organizations shall work for the benefit of others; it shall not pursue its own commercial aims. The activities of the Coalition shall not serve to commercially promote its donors. The Coalition's funds shall only be used for the purposes defined in the Constitution and By-Laws. No person shall be allowed to benefit from expenditure that is incompatible with the purpose of the organization or from inappropriately high remuneration.