According to Dr. S. K. Jindal, chairman of the organising committee of Chest India-98, an eminent faculty including 20 top experts from the US and UK and a similar number from India, besides about 300 delegates from India and abroad would be participating in the conference.

He added that subjects such as asthma, tuberculosis, respiratory critical care and lung cancer would be discussed at the conference, while a seminar on research into tuberculosis immunology would also be organised. The conference is being held under the auspices of Pulmonary Continuing Medical Education Programme in collaboration with the International Academy of American College of Chest Physicians.