World COPD Day 2021: 17 November (Third Wednesday of November)

World COPD Day is observed on Third Wednesday of November every year to raise awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and improve COPD care throughout the world. The World COPD Day 2021 falls on November 17, 2021.

The 2021 theme is Healthy Lungs – Never More Important.

World COPD Day activities are organized in each country by health care professionals, educators, and members of the public who want to help make an impact locally and worldwide. The first World COPD Day was held in 2002. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a lung disease that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe.