Why use an AfriSpacer?
Good Hope FM - The Morning Show - 15 May 2023 - Dr Pieter de Waal Asthma Awareness Month - Afrispacer Using a spacer such as AfriSpacer™ with a metered dose inhaler allows 1.7 times as much drug delivery to the lungs, to levels higher than with nebulisers and dry...
What is HAE?
Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is a rare, potentially life-threatening autosomal dominant genetic condition affecting approximately 1: 30 000 people. Many doctors are not familiar with the symptoms, which often mimic those of allergies. Because HAE is extremely rare,...
Allergy Foundation South Africa Sunday Times (Western Cape) – 21 May 2023
From throwaway bottle to asthma lifesaver By SIPOKAZI FOKAZI A low-cost South African invention that helps young asthmatics breathe easier will soon hit the shelves thanks to an experimental prototype based on recycled plastic cooldrink bottles. The AfriSpacer was...
Stuffed Mushrooms
My go-to recipe is a savoury beef ground beef (mince) stuffed into mushrooms and topped with cheese. It’s great for portion control and less mess on your plate. Ingredients: Portobello Mushrooms Beef Mince Salt Pepper Seasoning of your choice e.g. some barbeque spice,...
Ground-breaking new asthma treatment device, the AfriSpacer™ launches in SA
A revolutionary new device called the AfriSpacer™, which makes inhalation of medication from an asthma pump easier and far more effective, has been launched in South Africa by the Allergy Foundation of South Africa (AFSA). The origins of the AfriSpacer™ device began...
World Asthma Day 2023 – AfriSpacer – Promo reel
2 May 2023 was World Asthma Day! Asthma is the most common chronic life-threatening disease of childhood, affecting about 20 per cent of children here in South Africa. Spacers improve lung deposition of inhaled medication given by an asthma pump. Spacer devices make...
Vegan Lasagne
Ingredients: 3-4 tablespoons nutritional yeast Cooking oil of choice 1 big onion ½ broccoli ½ cauliflower 1 pkt mushrooms 1 pkt brown lentils 4 big brinjals 1 liter almond, coconut or soy milk 1 can chopped tomato 3 tbsp mixed herbs 1 tbsp crushed garlic 3 tbsp corn...
SA launches it’s first virtual angioedema centre in Africa
Angioedema is sudden swelling often triggered by an allergic reaction. Hereditary Angioedema is a genetic disorder that causes recurrent, painful episodes where the skin or mucous membranes swell. This causes swelling of various body parts, including the hands, feet,...
Ten Flaws and Pitfalls in the Management of Hay Fever!
updated 11/10/24 The Allergy Foundation of South Africa (AFSA), is a registered Non-Profit Company, striving to save and enhance the quality of lives of patients suffering from allergies and immunodeficiencies. The foundation was established to create awareness and...
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Packing a successful lunch box for your child
With the start of a new school year, the top question on our minds is often: ‘What do I pack in my child’s lunchbox?’ That question is hard enough to answer without the added complexity of having a child with allergies. A successful lunch box is not one that costs the...
Banana muffins for lunchboxes
Can be frozen to use as lunch box options, Wheat, gluten and dairy free, Substitutions can be used to make egg free Coconut is a tree nut so we can’t say nut free (although most tree nut-allergic people can eat coconut) Ingredients 2 1/2 cups ground gluten-free oats 1...
12 New Year’s Resolutions for People with Allergies and Asthma
(Updated 9 Dec 2025)
1) I will work with my healthcare provider to develo…
Food Allergy
When someone has a reaction to foods that are harmless for most people, the person is having a “hypersensitivity” reaction. When everyone who eats that food has a reaction (e.g food poisoning) it is called a “toxic” reaction. Many people think the terms food allergy...
Soji Porridge
Being raised as an Indian living in South Africa, I have fond memories of eating "Soji porridge". Soji porridge is made using Semolina, or cream of wheat and milk and typically flavored with warm Indian spices such as cardamom. When my daughter was diagnosed with...
World Atopic Eczema Day
On September 14th 2022, World Atopic Eczema Day, the patient communities across the globe join forces to raise awareness for the disease, speak up about the physical, financial and mental health burdens on patients and caregivers and insist on their right to access...
Granola bars
This lovely gluten, nut and egg-free snack provides great energy before sport. This recipe does contain dairy. For a dairy-free option, replace butter with coconut fat. 1 hour makes 12 Ingredients 11/2 cups apple sauce ½ cup butter, plus extra for greasing ½ cup honey...
World Allergy Week 2022 Podcast: Pippa Hudson chats to Mike Levin – is there is a link between allergies and asthma attacks? Cape Talk
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World Allergy Week 2022: Dr Corli Lodder interviewed for World Allergy week – Metro FM – Morning Flava
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World Allergy Week 2022: Professor Claudia Gray interviewed for World Allergy Week – Expresso – Breakfast Show
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