Overall mission

EFA is aiming to be a powerful European Network of allergy, asthma and COPD patients organizations that:

• Advocates at EU level the needs of people with Allergy, Asthma and COPD
• Values all members equally
• Implements best practice
• Creates patient driven projects
• Cooperates with health care professionals, scientists and other stakeholders/NGOs
  

Objectives

For Member associations

• Actively communicates with member organizations identifying their needs
• Develops projects to meet these needs.

For Patients

• Provides transparent access to information and educational tools in patient-friendly language
• Provides opportunities to participate actively in projects.

For Healthcare professionals and Scientists

• Facilitates communication in patient-friendly language focusing on patient needs
• Develops and promotes long term partnership on equal level
• Insures active participation of patients in all decisions regarding their disease

For Policy makers

• Acts as liaison between people with allergy, asthma and COPD and EU policy-makers
• Negotiates to raise standards of care, environment and research
• Communicates and updates about patient needs

For NGOs and Industry

• Develops and promotes long term partnership
• Ensures well defined conditions for partnership

Central Values

In accomplishing our mission, our central values are:

• Patient perspective
• Involvement
• Sharing knowledge and experience
• Partnership and co-operation
• Visibility and presence
• Health equity in Europe