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National progress in the management of allergies but more work to be done

16 August 2018:  $10 million dollars over five years required to continue important work In the past two years the National Allergy Strategy has been implemented to support the 1 in 5 Australians affected by allergic disease. This important work has involved engaging with many stakeholder organisations, and has been possible due to funding support from the Australian Government....

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Food allergy prevention project – focus group sessions

10 January 2018 Who are we looking for? We invite you to register your interest to participate if you:  have a young infant (up to 6 months old) and have a family history of allergy; or  have a child with food allergy and are pregnant or are planning to have another child.   Why do it? To help us develop education resources to...

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NAS Project update

December 2017:  Food allergy prevention project  The National Allergy Strategy food allergy prevention project, funded by the Australian government aims to implement the ASCIA guidelines for infant feeding and allergy prevention.  A social marketing company has been engaged to assist with the development of a communication strategy. Focus group sessions...

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Pre-budget Submission 2018: National Allergy Strategy

30 November 2017:  Allergic diseases affect 1 in 5 Australians and are amongst the fastest growing medical conditions. To address this problem, the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology (ASCIA) and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA), as the leading medical and patient organisations for allergy in Australia, developed a National Allergy Strategy in collaboration...

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