m-Health consultation
Mobile health applications are quickly evolving topic that needs attention regarding patient privacy, security and safety legislation while giving an interesting...
EU Policy update (January 2015)
2015 has started with new leadership to boost patients' access to healthcare, Latvia taking over the Presidency of the European Union and a freshly approved...
EFA in Events (January 2015)
Apart from the fantastic launch of a Parliament Interest Group on Access to Healthcare, January was full of opportunities to link up patients with other...
EFA Members news (January 2015)
Patients took the floor in national televisions in January. Allergy UK closely worked with BBC to feature the anxiety of parents of little allergic children...
EFA Annual General Meeting 2015
EFA Board has the pleasure to invite you to the 2015 Annual General Meeting and Network Meeting that will take place on 18-19 May in Málaga...
Málaga
Highlights 2014
This year has been of special important for EFA, not only our membership grew with three new members from Croatia, Ireland and Latvia, but also we welcomed...
e-Cigarettes policy guide
As the Tobacco Products Directive will be soon implemented at national level, EFA and ENSP we have developed a guide for EU Member States with recommendations...
EU Policy update (December 2014)
Despite many positive concerns showed by the European Union on the matter of public health and patients’ safety, the biggest and most worrying news of...
EFA Members news (December 2014)
Irish patients ask for stronger smoky coal legislation
EFA Member Asthma Society of Ireland organized an event to urge the Irish government to adopt...
EU Projects update (December 2014)
MyAirCoach, new EU research project on asthma and COPD
We are happy to announce that next January EFA will be involved in a new EU research project funded...
EFA in Events (December 2014)
Tackling socio-economic inequalities in smoking
On the 8th of December, the SILNE project’s results were presented at the European Parliament. This...
Press Release: EU Air Quality policy withdrawal
Patients and doctors urge to put EU air quality policy back on the agenda
Brussels, 17th December 2014 – The European Commission presented yesterday...
World COPD Day 2014
"Air travel for patients requiring oxygen should be facilitated, not hindered", says EFA President Breda Flood
More than 3.5 million people need medical...
EU Policy update (November 2014)
European Commission structural changes affecting public health
The new European Commission has started its work as from the 1st November launching the...
EFA in Events (November 2014)
Meetings with the European Medicines Agency
On the 25th November, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) organised a training session for patients and consumers...
EFA Members news (November 2014)
As part of our Membership strategy, in October and November we met with potential members in Hungary, associations representing people with allergy and...
Capacity Building Project update (November 2014)
Meeting with RESPIRA, Portuguese EFA Member
On November 15,EFA representatives travelled to Lisbon to meet with 14 members of EFA’s member organisation...
EU Air Quality at stake
Latest developments on the Clean Air Package negotiations
While the process of preparation of the European Commission work plan for 2015 is taken...