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...
Adapting to Climate Change: Europe cannot ignore impacts on health
Climate change is an increasing risk to people’s health, yet health is not a widely discussed topic alongside the climate. Those with allergy and respiratory...
The World Atopic Eczema Day 2020 toolkit is out! Join the movement on September 14th
On September 14th, the European Federation of Allergies and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA), together with Global Skin and the atopic eczema...
EFA contributes to the WHO Europe’s Programme of Work
As the European voice of the 200 million of people living with asthma, allergy and COPD, EFA has participated in the open consultation organised by the...
Future EU Health and Research budgets cuts contrary to patients needs
After days of intensive negotiations, the agreement reached on 21 July in the European Council on the budget for the Covid-19 recovery and the next Multiannual...
September 14th is World Atopic Eczema Day - Join us!
Each September 14th, the atopic eczema patient community marks World Atopic Eczema Day. This year we will focus on how atopic eczema shapes family life.
How...
Save the Date: EFA Allergy and Respiratory Patient Digital Conference
EFA is glad to announce its first Allergy and Respiratory Patient Conference, a semi-virtual event that will take place on October 23 – 24 2020. Focusing...
EFA provides patient information in COVID-19 resource hub
Coronavirus or COVID-19 is a communicable respiratory disease. It affects those most, who are already vulnerable, especially, people living with chronic...
CURE asthma project makes good progress
On May 14th, the second review meeting of the CURE asthma project took place. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the update had to happen virtually.
Being...
3TR: Involving asthma and COPD patients in research
Treatments for autoimmune, inflammatory and allergic diseases are widely available. Yet the response to therapy and also disease progression is unpredictable...
New goals, new name, new website - Exciting times for Czech Initiatve for Asthma
EFA Member, Czech Initiative for Asthma is experiencing exciting times. Not only has the organisation changed its name into Czech Civic Association Against...
"It's in the air" - Reducing weather and climate risks
EFA Member Finnish Organisation for Respiratory Health has published an English version of its programme “It’s in the air”. The programme aims at...
Warning Signals - Swedish Heart and Lung Association publishes video campaign
“Listen to your body. Take warning signals seriously”, this is the message that EFA Member Swedish Heart and Lung Association wants to carry through...
Atopic Eczema Working Group: COVID-19 Special
On June 8, EFA hosted a special Atopic Eczema Working Group call, specifically focussing on coronavirus and atopic eczema. With the support of organizers...
Relaxation of food labelling measures puts allergic patients at risk
In early May, EFA Member French Allergy Prevention Association (AFPRAL) alerted to a potential relaxation of food labeling measures by the DGCCRF (Directorate...
Social media campaign in Italy for Food Allergy Week 2020
Each May, people living with food allergy all over Europe are organizing the Food Allergy Week. During the week, several initiatives and activities are...
Longfonds study: a long recovery from COVID-19 infection
EFA Member Longfonds has published results of an investigation carried out in collaboration with the knowledge center on complex chronic lung diseases...
Food Allergen Labelling discussed at EAACI Congress
In early June, EFA had the opportunity to present the results of our report “Quality of Life for People with Food Allergies in Europe: A Menu for Improvement”...
European Data Strategy: allergy and respiratory patients expectations
In February 2020, the European Commission unveiled the European Strategy for data as one of the drivers of the EU digital transition in the next five years.The...
EFA kick-started European Allergy and Asthma Youth Parliament
Early June, EFA virtually kicked-off the first edition of the European Allergy and Asthma (EA2) Youth Parliament. Uniting young allergy and asthma patients...