Monday 16 May 2016:  Strengthening its commitment to improve the health and quality of life of Australians with allergic diseases, the Australian government today announced funding of $500,000 toward Australia’s National Allergy Strategy. The National Allergy Strategy, launched in August 2015, was developed in partnership by the two leading medical and patient organisations...

In December 2015, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA) submitted a National Allergy Strategy pre-budget submission to Minister Ley, the federal Health Minister, for the 2016 federal budget.  National Allergy Strategy Pre-budget Submission481.31 KB  The National Allergy Strategy pre-budget...

15 October 2015: Work on the National Allergy Strategy has continued since the Allergy Summit 2015 was held in August. The National Allergy Strategy Steering Committee (chaired by A/Prof Richard Loh and Maria Said) and Working Groups will continue to be supported by ASCIA in partnership with Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA), despite no federal funding to date. After...

13 August 2015: Anna Burke, MP speaking in Parliament about the launch of the National Allergy Strategy. More than 4 million Australians are affected by allergic disease. Last week saw the launch of the National Allergy Strategy, which if implemented across Australia has the potential to save lives and improve the quality of life for people living with allergies and anaphylaxis....