Interventions for improving lung health

肺部疾病是世界范围内死亡和残疾的主要原因。2011年，结核病导致140万人死亡。哮喘和慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）多年来一直是澳大利亚高度优先的疾病。据估计，2010年有300多万人死于颗粒空气污染。在这个奖学金中，我将开展一系列旨在提高我们对这些疾病及其原因的理解的项目。

Lung disease is a major cause of death and disability world-wide. Tuberculosis was responsible for 1.4 million deaths in 2011. Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been high priority diseases in Australia for many years. It was estimated that there were over 3 million deaths attributable to particulate air pollution in 2010. In this Fellowship I will undertake a series of projects designed to improve our understanding of these diseases and their causes.