About Urticaria Day

Urticaria Day (UDAY) is an opportunity to raise awareness of Urticaria across the world, to help improve the lives of patients and to progress understanding amongst professionals, media and the general public.

So, join us on the 1st of October 2023 and organize your own UDAY event or simply help to make more people aware of the disease.

We would like your help to spread the word about UDAY to friends, family and others.

Be creative and share with each other about UDAY! Don’t forget to post your events on the official UDAY website or social media to make your personal UDAY a success.

Urticaria Day 2022 is supported by the URTICARIA NETWORK E.V. (UNEV), the UCARE network and many organizations worldwide that are committed to improving the lives of urticaria patients.

UCARE is here to help.

GA²LEN’s Urticaria Centers of Reference and Excellence (UCARE) has over 130 centers in 39 countries, making it the biggest network of urticaria expert centers worldwide. To find the center nearest to you, please follow this link to our UCARE Center website.

Theme and Key Messages

The theme of UDAY 2022 is BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.

What is Urticaria?

Urticaria (also known as hives) is a disease characterized by the sudden development of itchy pale red bumps (wheals, hives) on the skin. Wheals may present in variable sizes and shapes and have a fleeting nature, with the skin returning to its normal appearance in around 24 hours. These wheals may appear in certain parts of the body, or they may be generalized. Hives are often accompanied by swelling known as angioedema.

Be aware and make aware!

Raising awareness and informing society as a whole about what urticaria is and what it means to have it, is a prerequisite for an improved quality of life for those affected. An empowered and informed urticaria sufferer who becomes an advocate for themselves, and others can achieve a ripple effect on their environment improving the quality of life for everyone affected by urticaria.

Urticaria is not just a physical disease.

Urticaria can be physically debilitating and hard to treat. However, getting support for the mental health challenges that can arise as a comorbidity, must be recognized as a crucial component of treatment in order to improve overall better quality of life for those affected by urticaria.

Urticaria affects all aspects of life.

Urticaria flare-ups causes strain on relationships, negatively impacts work and compromise other activities of people that are affected by it. Raising urticaria awareness – for instance in the workplace – on this often unknown disease and its severity will heighten understanding and thus improve the quality of life for those affected by it.

Bring those affected by urticaria, patient organizations and physicians together.

The aim of UDAY is to empower those affected by urticaria to understand their disease better and to connect them to patient organizations and expert physicians. Only if everyone works together, can both quality of life for the individuals affected by urticaria as well as the overall culture be changed for the better.

Monitor your urticaria activity.

Using the CRUSE app and other systems to monitor your urticaria activity and usage of medication can help you to keep an overview of how you are responding to treatment and assist your physician to improve your treatment and improve your quality of life.

Patient Stories

Zenobia, South Africa

Chandra, India

Margarida, Portugal

Events

Each year there are a number of events revolving around Urticaria Day all around the world!
See what others do, get involved or add your event to let people know what you have been up to and have them engage in your activity!
This page lists all events associated with UDAY.

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Get involved

Get involved with Urticaria Day 2022 by organising or attending a UDAY event or sharing stories on social media. Every contribution counts towards making long-lasting change.

Post the details of your event here to have it added to our event list, and enable everyone to participate.

You can also get involved just by spreading the word about UDAY on your social media channels, websites and other platforms. Simply download our resources and share the campaign with your local community!

Whether you throw a party, start a local self-help group or raise awareness for urticaria in a different way:

Spread the word and make October 1st a memorable day!

Remember to use #UrticariaDay2022 and #UDAY2022

Resources

UDAY resources should be used only on education materials or materials to promote UDAY, and should not be used to promote a company or its products.

PRESS RELEASES

Patient Organisations

Here you can find all the patient organisations that we support and support us.

Take control of your Chronic Urticaria

Recording your symptoms and impact on your quality of life in just a few minutes each day.

Official Partners

Press

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Uricariaday.org

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Printing allowed free of honorarium (file copy requested)

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Deutscher Allergie- und Asthmabund e.V. (German Allergy and Asthma Association) – DAAB

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Urtikaria Network (Urticaria Network) – UNEV

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UCARE

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About Urticaria Day

So, join us on the 1st of October 2023 and organize your own UDAY event or simply help to make more people aware of the disease.

UCARE is here to help.

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Theme and Key Messages

What is Urticaria?

Be aware and make aware!

Urticaria is not just a physical disease.

Urticaria affects all aspects of life.

Bring those affected by urticaria, patient organizations and physicians together.

Monitor your urticaria activity.

Patient Stories

Events

Events

Get involved

Spread the word and make October 1st a memorable day!

Event Details

Resources

PRESS RELEASES

Patient Organisations

Here you can find all the patient organisations that we support and support us.

Take control of your Chronic Urticaria

Recording your symptoms and impact on your quality of life in just a few minutes each day.

Official Partners

Press