Hello and welcome to "Pucker Up 4 PH" the home of a global campaign to boost awareness of the virtually unheard of lung disease, Pulmonary Hypertension (PH).

We hope you'll stay a while learn more about PH and show your support by sparing a kiss and uploading your photo onto our photo gallery.

Why Raising Awareness Of PH Is So Important
Because of lack of awareness, evidence suggests that for every patient (children included) who has been diagnosed with PH, there's one person going through a bewildering journey of 2-3 years, possibly being seen by up to 5 doctors, before a correct diagnosis is made.

The good news is, although incurable, there are treatments and specialised care that can help people with PH live longer and with a fair quality of life. The earlier the disease is diagnosed, the better the outcome.

So What's The Link With Kissing/Lips?
Blue lips (cyanosis) are a symptom experienced by some patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) as a result of low levels of oxygen in their blood. Many people with PH don't exhibit any outward signs of the disease, so the Blue kiss Logo was developed in 2007 to try and help improve awareness of the condition both in the public consciousness and within the healthcare profession.

On This Site
As well as information on PH and links to PH organisations across the world who are supporting this initiative, you'll also find a series of short videos featuring a number of people who live with PH. In our photo gallery you can see who has already shown their support by 'Puckering Up 4 PH'.

And Finally...
We'd like as many people as possible to learn about PH so if you could ask your friends, family, colleagues and everyone you know to visit this site find out about the condition and 'lend their lips' to show their support, we'd be extremely grateful.