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 <http://ow.ly/rcFE30bZVZ0> Authors thank Rebecca Dekker, current Program Director of GOLD and Global Initiative for Asthma, for her current daily work in support of GOLD activities.