Press Releases

Entrepreneur and allergy advocate Julianne Ponan is named Anaphylaxis Campaign’s newest ambassador 16th December 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign, the only UK-wide charity operating solely for the growing numbers of people at risk from severe allergic reactions, has welcomed a new Ambassador to help raise awareness and create a…

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LOVE ISLAND’s Jack Fowler joins ‘Break the Stigma’ campaign to empower young people with life-threatening allergies 23rd November 2020

The May Contain Break the Stigma campaign empowers young people to speak up about their allergies and feel confident addressing them throughout their lives. The campaign features inspiring allergy advocates from TV,…

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Latest NHS Digital Figures see rise in adult allergy hospital admission 23rd September 2020

Latest figures reveal that hospital admissions for anaphylactic shock in adults aged 19 and over have increased 27% since last year and risen dramatically over the last seven years. Hospital admissions for…

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Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes new Chair of Clinical and Scientific Advisory Panel 22nd September 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign is pleased to announce that Professor John Warner OBE, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, Imperial College, London and Hon.Professor University of Cape Town, South Africa, has become the new Chair of the…

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Statement Regarding the Inquest of Ruben Bousquet 4th September 2020

Southwark Coroner Andrew Harris has ended the inquest into the death of Ruben Bousquet, a 14-year-old boy who died after suffering an allergic reaction at a cinema. The Anaphylaxis Campaign would like…

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Bexleyheath resident to host eight-hour virtual concert for allergy charity 30th June 2020

For World Allergy Week (29 June – 5 July) musician and student Jack Schwab, 18, is getting ready to perform eight hours of live music in aid of the Anaphylaxis Campaign, a UK-wide…

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Anaphylaxis Campaign announces new president 6th May 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign, a UK charity that supports the growing number of adults and children affected by severe allergies, has today (6 May 2020) announced its new president, former vice-president David Reading…

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Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes new youth ambassador 28th April 2020

In the run-up to our annual Anaphylaxis Awareness Week (4 – 10 May), the Anaphylaxis Campaign would like to welcome our new youth ambassador Dan Kelly, founder of the ‘May Contain’ blog (Instagram @_maycontain) and podcast, who will…

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The Anaphylaxis Campaign’s Anaphylaxis Awareness Week 2020 20th April 2020

The Anaphylaxis Campaign has announced that our annual Anaphylaxis Awareness Week will go ahead as planned, despite the current situation with the Covid-19 Pandemic. As the NHS is currently under huge pressure, we…

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