The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) have recently launched their Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Campaign.
The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, EAACI, is a non-profit organisation active in the field of allergic and immunologic diseases such as asthma, rhinitis, eczema, occupational allergy, food and drug allergy and anaphylaxis.
EAACI was founded in 1956 in Florence and has become the largest medical association in Europe in the field of allergy and clinical immunology. It includes over 7,400 members from 121 countries, as well as 42 National Allergy Societies.
The purpose of this new campaign is to raise awareness of the increase of anaphylaxis in children and it aims to educate the public to recognise the symptoms and its triggers, and to teach methods of how to react in case of emergency, e.g. by using an adrenaline auto-injector.
“The first element of this campaign is the launch of the International Minimum Standards for the Allergic Child at School document that establishes minimum requirements for the safety of allergic children at school. A third of all life-threatening allergic reactions occur at school where children are exposed to an environment of new foods and are at risk of coming into contact with trigger foods. We plan to have the standards established and the patient version of the International Minimum Standards for the Allergic Child at School document ready for publication in the next few months”, announced Prof Cezmi Akdis, EAACI President.
We will update you once this document is available.
You can find out more about this campaign here.
Watch this space for more updates on EAACI's campaign as it rolls out.
