Although there is now a growing concern in the European authorities for the
identification and study of risk factors and the chronic respiratory allergic diseases being
underway at least two European programs for the prevention of asthma: Finnish and
European program PAPA program (Prevention of Asthma, Prevention of Allergy),
coordinated by the WHO Centre in Montpellier, with remarkable results, in Romania there is
no consensus regarding the prevalence of pediatric asthma, but existing data show that the
prevalence of asthma is higher in urban than in rural areas, morbidity being influenced by the
lack of diagnosis and inadequate treatment.