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Exhibition and Allergy Testing: 26–28 April 2016, Mezzanine Yehudi Menuhin (PHS, Floor 2)Opening Cocktail Meeting: 26 April 2016, 17:00–19:00, Members Salon
MEP Borrelli (EFDD, Italy)
MEP Pietikäinen (EPP, Finland)
MEP Childers (S&D, Ireland)
Do you have allergies? 150 million EU citizens have allergy, the most common chronic disease in Europe
With the support of:
The EP Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma invites you to the exhibition:TEST YOUR ALLERGIES 2016 – ‘Test, Inform, Prevent’#TestAllergies2016
Have your allergies tested at the exhibition
Join the European Parliament Interest Group on Allergy and AsthmaThe EP Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma serves as a forum to share expertise and best practices, and align interests engaging with relevant EU policy-makers and stakeholders on allergy and asthma health. It strives to be a source of valuable, accurate data for evidence-based policy making.For information email: [email protected] or [email protected]
>20%of Europeans suffer from an allergy, making it the
most prevalent chronic disease in Europe
17 million Europeans suffer from
food allergy, with 8%
at risk of acute anaphylaxis, which can be fatal
90%€
150 million Europeans live with an allergy today
1 in 2 Europeans will suffer from an allergy by 2025
Nearly 50% of patients never receive a proper diagnosis
100 million Europeans suffer from
allergic rhinitis
70 million Europeans suffer from asthma, also the most common
chronic disease in children and first cause of children’s emergency hospital visits and admissions
of people with asthmahave allergy as
contributing cause
100 million
lost work days
and missed school days are caused by asthma and allergic rhinitis in Europe every year
€17.7 billion per year
= total cost of asthma in Europe
€9.8 billion per year
= estimated
productivity loss due to patients’ poor control of their asthma
€55-151billion per year
= indirect costs of untreated allergy
€142 billion per
year could be saved with proper diagnosis and treatment