Search Guille, an app with tips for kids with asthma

It is now possible to download for free by Google Play or App Store the kids app 'Busca a Guille', an interactive story to help asthmatic children and their families to identify in a simple way , intuitive and fun, all those frequent situations that can occur with this disease. In addition, history shows how with proper diagnosis and control, you can lead a completely normal life.

Childhood and Asthma
Asthma is the most common chronic illness of childhood, which causes more hospitalizations and days of schooling lost. Poorly controlled, it has a strong impact on school performance, as well as on the health and quality of life of the child.
The "Busca a Guille" app, an initiative of the Novartis laboratory, invites Guille, a 7-year-old animated character with asthma, to face the different challenges posed by his illness. It's a story to read, listen to, see and play. Also, thanks to the hashtag #buscaaguille, children and their families can share their concerns and achievements related to the management of their disease.

"This is a very original application that fulfills an educational function across the game, transmitting knowledge and focusing on conveying the message that asthma is controllable, what be the gravity "Ana Balanzat, Full Professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine of the UBA.
Still with the company of his dog 'Nera & # 39; and his teddy bear, from the application you can help Guille to play sax, to put a goal or to blow candles on his birthday, all situations that many times They seem restricted for children with asthma.

Treatments
For Dr. Juan Gagneten, Chief of Infant Pneumology Department of Cetrángolo Hospital, "Nowadays, with the available treatments, no asthmatic boy should see his normal life affected, be able to do any activity without any limitation. In our offices, we see that boys diagnosed and followed have 95% success in treatment. "
In every chapter of history, different situations that usually trigger asthma attacks are reflected, but that shows how with proper diagnosis and control, Guille can have a totally normal life, be able to run, jump and play like his friends. In addition, the application allows you to play with Guille or with friends at two interactive games: "The Goose of Asthma" and "The Trivia of Asthma".

THE DATA
You can download the application 'Search for Guille & # 39; for free on Google Play and in the App Store.