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EFA joins ENSP in citizen-led initiative for Smoke-Free Environments
The European Network of Smoking Prevention and Control (ENSP), of which EFA is associate member, has launched a key European Citizens Initiative (ECI) ‘Call to Achieve a Tobacco-Free Environment and a ...

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EFA elected to be part of the European Commission’s Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform (ZPSP)
On December 16th EFA participated in the launch of the EU Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform (ZPSP) a High-Level event organized by the European Commission and the Committee of Regions. The Platform  ...

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AEPNAA releases guide on food allergies for educational centres in Spain
EFA Member the Spanish Association of People with Food and Latex Allergy (AEPNAA) have created a guide for educational centres in Spain to understand food allergies and intolerances such as celiac dis ...

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EFA response to the new EU Pharmaceutical Strategy: towards safe and more accessible medicines
Launched in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the EU Pharmaceutical Strategy draft is an initiative that, along with the Beating Cancer Plan, tops the European Commission’s agenda in the area of healt ...

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We showed how much we #CareforAtopicEczema
We are stronger together! On 14th September we celebrated World Atopic Eczema Day. The day connected patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and public health advocates across Europe to build  ...

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Why the EU should create a food safety culture to protect people with allergies
There are around 17 million people living with food allergies in Europe. Each one needs to constantly check the ingredients in the food they purchase and eat. Without easily accessible, clear and accu ...

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ImmUniverse: Good news for patients with atopic eczema
Health and care research today is going through a profound transformation. Thanks to evolving knowledge and the multiplication of health data and data exploitation tools, healthcare professionals and  ...

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EFA-Live: EU launches Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
On February 4th, the European Commission presented “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan”, one of the cornerstones of its health policy for the new legislative period 2019-2024. Cancer, which directly affects ...

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EFA-Live: State of health in the EU & digitalization of health promotion
On January 22nd, EFA attended a policy discussion on “the state of health in the EU and the digitalisation of health”, organized by the Brussels based think tank Bruegel. As the European Commission  ...

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EFA-Live: Air Pollution and Health - EFA at air quality conference
On 21-22 January, EFA attended a conference on “air pollution and health: recent advances to inform the European Green Deal.” The event which built around keynotes and moderated discussions, was org ...

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EFA-Live: EFA’s new Roadmap – #ShowLeadership in 2020
Show you care about patients, show leadership! This is how the allergy, asthma and COPD patient community kick-starts the new decade. With a new roadmap and full of energy, EFA continues advocating to ...

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Joint letter calling concrete clean air steps in European Commission’s 2020 Work Programme
EFA, together with seven other civil society organisations active in the field of health and environment, has sent a letter to Exececutive Vice-Presidents Frans Timmermans and Valdis Dombrovskis, and  ...

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EFA-Live: Croatia takes over EU Council Presidency
On January 1st, Croatia took over the Presidency of the EU Council for the first time since becoming an EU member in 2013. For a period of six months, Croatia will lead the work of the Council, presid ...

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A Roadmap to patient safety, access to healthcare and eradicating inequalities
In connection with the #ShowLeadership campaign and our recently published ACCESS report, EFA organised an event in the Strasbourg European Parliament, hosted by Member of the European Parliament (MEP ...

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EFA presents Food DETECTives Report in the European Parliament
On December 12th, EFA presented its new report “Quality of Life for People with Food Allergies in Europe: A Menu for Improvement” in a breakfast event at the European Parliament. The event, with 40 pa ...

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EFA continues to #ShowLeadership for people living with allergies, asthma and COPD
In 2019, EFA launched the #ShowLeadership campaign to encourage relevant stakeholders – including patients and caregivers, healthcare professionals and policymakers – to take action and address the ch ...

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EU takes the step towards clean air and a greener Europe!
The Commission releases the Ambient Air Quality Directives Fitness Check report… At the end of November, the European Commission unveiled the long-awaited report of the fitness check of the EU Air Q ...

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State of Health in the EU Cycle: EFA at CoR Interregional Group on Health & Well-being
In early December, EFA attended the Committee of the Regions (CoR) “Interregional Group on Health & Well-being”. The meeting focused on a presentation of the recently released European Commission  ...

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Interest Group on Asthma and Allergy is launched! A new Direction for Allergy and Asthma health in Europe
On November 26th, the European Parliament Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma had its first policy meeting of the current 2019 -2024 mandate, organised by EAACI in collaboration with EFA. The event,  ...

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