Who can become a Member?

Patient Advocacy Groups or NGOs working with Airways, Atopic or Allergic diseases can become GAAP Members following these criteria:

1-Type of organizations :

  • Patient organizations, foundations, associations, or their equivalents in respective countries.
  • Healthcare professional-led organizations are welcome, provided they actively engage in patient advocacy and have patient representation on their board.
  • Not-for-profit or NGO organizations focusing on health promotion.
  • Not-for-profit organizations engaged in general welfare and charity work are welcome, provided they have a specific focus or program for advocacy in airways, atopic, or allergic diseases.

2- Legalities:

  • Must have Not-for-profit status.
  • All interested organizations must be legally registered and incorporated with the relevant authorities in their respective countries.
  • Member organizations are required to maintain a dedicated bank account for their organizational finances, promoting transparency and accountability.
  • It’s essential for all member organizations to adhere to all applicable rules and regulations in your country regarding reporting, taxes, and other legal obligations.

Benefits for GAAPP Members

GAAPP raises global quality standards for access to treatment, diagnosis, and care. We support member organizations in meeting the unmet needs of their local patient communities. As a GAAPP Member, you will have the chance to:


Gain support for your projects: GAAPP provides financial support and knowledge transfer.


Share best practices & network with other advocates around the world.


Attend training & capacity-building live & on-demand to advance your skills.


Get updated, relevant information about the latest science & global guidelines.


Leverage our global presence to amplify your voice to fulfill your mission.


Help your organization grow its reach & impact.


Build awareness and encourage policy change.


Participate in GAAPP Global Awareness Days campaigns with professional, turn-key assets for digital & social promotion.


Attend annual conferences such as GAAPP Scientific Meeting, Global Food Allergy Summit, & The Global Respiratory Summit.


Elect leaders of GAAPP & determine annual organizational goals by participating in our Annual General Meeting.

Apply to Become a Member

GAAPP Membership is free and open to organizations worldwide. We currently have over 100 member organizations from all continents. You can find all our member organizations here. To apply, please complete the form below. To find out more, please don’t hesitate to contact our GAAPP Office at

00+43 (0)676 7534200

 info@gaapp.org.

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Since becoming a member of the GAAPP organization, I have met so many wonderful people including the President, the Board of Directors, and many others that make up the GAAPP family. This organization provides education and advocacy for people with respiratory diseases from all walks of life, and from every continent worldwide – which is what makes this organization one-of-a-kind. Highlighting our organization from the beginning by placing our videos and posters concerning asthma education on the GAAPP social media outlets has given us a much larger platform to speak from here in the U.S. GAAPP is willing to partner with other organizations to bring about change that will empower people with respiratory diseases to become their own advocates and let their voices be heard, to bring about change to policies on how healthcare is delivered. It is their goal to minimize the impact of allergies, asthma, and urticaria have on patients’ lives.

Laonis Quinn MSN RN AE-C, Breathe Anthony J Chapman Asthma Foundation

Institut Atopika is a non-governmental organization that represents patients with atopic dermatitis, asthma, allergies and other associated medical conditions in Slovenia, and we are very grateful to be a member of GAAPP. With the help of GAAPP, it is easier for us to stay informed about current events, training and newly published scientific articles with important medical advances. Through GAAPP, we can connect with other organizations around the world and with important stakeholders. We are a smaller organisation without regular financial support and with all our activities accomplished by volunteers. In this respect, GAAPP can co-finance our programmes, which allows us to provide higher quality services for our users.

Tina Mesaric, Atopika

Being part of GAAPP is an asset to our organisation as it helps us grow – thanks to the network of international organisations and other patients’ associations that it creates. This network gives the possibility of connect with one another and finding that we have similar missions and can work together to achieve one goal. The possibility of associations and patients’ groups working together ultimately helps improve the quality of life of our patients – by giving us resources that are not accessible in Italy. Having the opportunity to raise awareness of the pathologies that we deal with at European and international level is also crucial, as well as having access to shared organizational and empowerment models.

Francesca Pirovano, Respiramo Insieme

On behalf of the Asthma and Allergies Patient Association of Ethiopia, we are very pleased to be under the umbrella of GAAPP. There are so many benefits to becoming a member:

– GAAPP is a global patient advocate for our cause, which is manifested in the virtual meetings we have
– GAAPP is serving as a bridge for national advocates to link with other stakeholders, such as pharmaceutical companies, where patients can work in collaboration with them
– GAAPP is a source for technical and financial capacity building.

Dejen Birhanu, Asthma and Allergies Patient Association of Ethiopia

It is in our best interest to be part of GAAPP, which gives us contact with leading organizations in other countries, and to be able to learn about best practices at an international level. This also gives us the opportunity to identify strategic projects in which we can participate. In addition, GAAPP facilitates an update on new standards, opportunities, and trends in the future of healthcare.

Armando Ruiz, Spanish Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (FENAER)