In order to advance the WAO mission of supporting developments that will enable allergists to better serve patients in future, the ESP aims to disseminate information on and share experiences about new treatments for allergic disease and about new indications for available therapies.

The Meetings of the ESP are structured to enable new and emerging allergy societies to interface with the WAO, and to help them develop their society in a way which will make it compatible with WAO's Membership Criteria. WAO wishes to outreach to its National Member Societies and to emerging societies in various regions to promote education in allergy and to assist societies in the promotion and development of the specialty of allergy. The ESP enables the WAO's leadership to learn more about the challenges faced in countries where the specialty of allergy is either non-existent, or is developing, and how the Organization can best assist these efforts. To view past meetings, click here.

Recent ESP Initiatives

Allergy Workshops and Training Programs

• Aeroallergen Workshop and Post-Graduate Course
  • Bangkok, Thailand - December 2007
• Allergy Training School
  • Margarita Island, Venezuela - June 2008
  • Dubai, UAE - March 2009
  • Hanoi, Vietnam – March 2010
  • Rio de Janeiro – November 2010
  • Dubai, UAE – December 2010

Aeroallergen Monitoring

• Asia Pacific Aeroallergen Working Group (APAWG)
  • APAWG Newsletter January 2010
  • APAWG Newsletter July 2009
  • APAWG Newsletter January 2009
• Aeroallergen Monitoring Standard for the Asia Pacific Region
• Burkard Pollen Traps