Cairo, Egypt: 27 November 2025

The Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (ESPAI) held a World Allergy Training School (WATS) in Cairo on 27 November 2025.

WATS is part of the World Allergy Organization’s (WAO) Emerging Societies Program (ESP), with the objective to develop learning communities appropriate to a specific regional context while strengthening existing knowledge and skills for treating all allergic diseases. The WATS are made possible through the support of WAO and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI).

The international WATS faculty included allergy experts from the South Africa, Kenya, and Argentina. Dr. Elizabeth Kiragu (Kenya), Prof. Michael Levin (South Africa), and Prof. R. Maximiliano Gómez (Argentina) participated in this WATS alongside the local organizers from the ESPAI, Prof. Elham Hossny (Egypt).

29 Egyptian pediatricians attended the WATS.