RAMP Monthly Webinars 2025 Allergies Chronic Urticaria

Dr Cascia Day is one of two registered Physician Allergists in South Africa, and is currently completing her PhD on ACE-inhibitor Angioedema Biomarkers and Genetics in Africa with funding support from the Discovery Foundation, and the SAMRC Bongani Mayosi Research Capacity Development Fund. Cascia completed her undergraduate degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2010 with distinction; she then completed her Internship at Tygerberg Hospital, and her Community Service at Khayelitsha District Hospital. Cascia underwent further training as a Specialist Physician at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and graduated in 2020. She then went on to sub-specialise in Allergology and Clinical Immunology, graduating in 2023. Cascia is a member of the steering committee for the International Network of Antibiotic Allergy Nations (iNAAN) with a focus on penicillin allergy de-labelling in Africa, and she has been the Co-Chair of the UCT Department of Medicine Research Symposium Committee since 2023. She is a clinician scientist with experience in both original research and industry trials at the UCT Lung Institute Allergy and Immunology Unit,  with a special interest in drug allergy, infectious disease, angioedema, and urticaria. Cascia is passionate about  allergy education, and improving access to care in Africa.