WHO Europe’s first-ever report on chronic respiratory diseases – what’s in for patients and caregivers?
On 12 June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) published the first ever European...
May contain...or maybe not: EFA Community calls for clear and reliable allergen labelling
At first glance, a label like “may contain peanuts” might seem like a minor note on food packaging. But for people living with food allergies, it can...
Making travel easier for people on oxygen: a new initiative from EFA
For people who rely on oxygen, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, travelling can be challenging—but not necessarily for the...
EAACI 2025 Congress - our highlights on patient leadership and expertise
The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Congress 2025 took place in Glasgow from June 13 to 16 under the thrilling theme “Breaking...
EFA brings COPD to the European Parliament Health Committee debate
On 3 June, the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health (SANT) held its first-ever dedicated exchange of views on lung health and chronic obstructive...
EU consults on its first Stockpiling Strategy: EFA recommendations
In an era marked by pandemics, geopolitical tensions, and climate-related disasters, the European Union has taken a bold step forward by adopting the first...
GlobalSkin Conference 2025: EFA Takeaways
From 24 to 27 April, EFA President Marcia Podestà represented the EFA atopic eczema community at the GlobalSkin Conference in Prague. The event gathered...
European Parliament health committee to discuss lung health and COPD with EFA
On 3 June, the European Parliament’s health committee (SANT) will hold an exchange of views on ‘Lung health and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
Strengthening EU health security: EFA’s vision for patient-centred medical countermeasures
In recent years, Europe has been confronted with overlapping threats to public health. The COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related disasters and war at its...
PRESS RELEASE - World Health Assembly adopts historic resolution positioning skin diseases as a global health priority
Brussels, 26 May 2025 – On Saturday 24 of May, the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the resolution ‘Skin diseases as a global public health...
EFA welcomes a historic WHO resolution on lung health: a breakthrough for asthma and COPD patient
The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) celebrates the adoption of the World Health Organization’s landmark...
Protecting patients in emergencies: EFA responds to EU consultations on the future budget
Crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate emergencies and wars have exposed the fragility of access to healthcare in Europe. For more than 200 million...
EFA calls on the EU to support the first-ever WHO global resolution on lung health
As countries prepare to gather in Geneva for the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’...
What you need to know about how new EMA rules affect patient participation in scientific assessments
As of 1 May 2025, new rules at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are into force and refine how patients and representatives can participate as experts...
PRESS RELEASE - World Asthma Day 2025: European patients call for urgent action to close gaps in asthma care
Brussels, 6 May 2025 – The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) marks World Asthma Day with a patient community-led...
12 EU Member States demand immediate action on tobacco legislation delays
Twelve EU Member States have formally called on the European Commission to urgently revise Europe’s key tobacco legislation, highlighting significant...
Bringing patients’ need to the centre of Europe's Life Sciences Strategy
Every day, 200 million people live with allergy, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Europe. For them, advances in science are...
EU health data regulation enters into force: unlocking access to health records for patients
On 26 March 2025, the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation officially became EU law. This is a major step forward for building a European Health...
EFA launches Community support scheme for World Atopic Eczema Day 2025 projects
For the second year, EFA has launched a Community support scheme to support EFA members projects to raise national and local awareness in the lead up to...
EFA Community convenes at the 2025 Annual General Meeting and Community Meeting in Slovenia
From 24 to 26 March, EFA Community gathered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, hosted by our member Društvo Atopijski Dermatitis, for EFA’s Annual General Meeting...