Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 20th Anniversary: a brief history of time

The publication of the 2017 report of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [2] marks the 20th anniversary of its birth back in 1997. The first Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Executive Summary was published in 2001 [3] and since then, GOLD updates the document annually and publishes a major report (revision) every five years. Thus, major reports have been published in 2006 [4], 2011 [5] and 2017 [6]. A brief history of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) on its 20th anniversary Authors thank Rebecca Dekker, current Program Director of GOLD and Global Initiative for Asthma, for her current daily work in support of GOLD activities.