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About EFA

In November 1991, patient associations from 8 European countries (Finland, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the UK) came together in Stockholm with the goal to create a federation advocating for the needs of allergy and asthma patients across Europe. They founded the European Federation of Asthma and Allergy Associations (EFA).

For 30 years EFA has united allergy and asthma patients under the same voice. Nowadays, our federation represents 45 member organisations across 26 countries in Europe. Part of this exponential growth is linked to EFA’s disease areas as, in 2003, EFA also started covering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as many of its members at the time. As a consequence, EFA also changed its name into the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations.

The highest governing body of EFA is its General Assembly, composed of Members, who elect EFA Board and validate plans and reports. The EFA Board steers these plans and reports on behalf of the membership, supported by the EFA Secretariat who facilitates and organises EFA activities.

All EFA governance documents are made public. EFA publishes an annual Activity Report, including financial information. EFA has a Code of Ethics and Conduct, as well as internal rules for its functioning and founding statutes. EFA is registered as an NGO in Sweden (no. 802402-4526) and employer in Belgium (BE0851183611).

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The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) is an independent non-profit organisation with its central office located in Brussels, Belgium. EFA connects 45 allergy, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients’ associations in 26 countries.

Patient and patients representatives’ direct feedback is crucial to help stimulate policy discussions and inspire new approaches to resolve most of the problems confronting them on a daily basis.

At present, EFA gathers 45 national patient associations representing 26 European countries and over allergy, asthma and COPD patients living in Europe.

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