Greetings from the EFA Conference in Sofia Bulgaria
Our annual conference, this year with the theme ‘Equality in Health for People with Allergy, Asthma and COPD in Europe – Through prevention and self...
THADE - EU funded project
The results of THADE (Towards Healthy Air in Dwellings in Europe) project results have now been published in Allergy - a peer reviewed journal.
The project...
Press Release: Largest survey ever on severe asthma
Largest survey ever on severe asthma highlights true impact and need for improved care across Europe
Brussels, March 5, 2007 – A groundbreaking...
Improved information of cigarette ingredients
In EFA’s November ezine we wrote to you about the debate going on at EU level on how to regulate the untested chemicals, the EU Chemicals review (REACH)....
Press Release: COPD Declaration launched at the European Parliament
Joint EFA-ERS-ELF Press Release: COPD Declaration launched at the European Parliament
Brussels, 15 November 2006 - European COPD patients and...
Will Europe miss a chance for a clean and healthy air?
BRUSSELS, 23 October 2006 - European Health and Environment Ministers have one of their biggest opportunities ever to affect the future health and well...
Lithuanian National Asthma Congress
Both EFA and ERS supported the third Lithuanian National Asthma Congress, that was organised on 8 October 2005 in Vilnius by the Lithuanian Pulmonology...
Tackling Health Inequalities and Patient Safety
Tackling health inequalities is a key health theme for the UK Presidency of the European Union, on 17-18 October, as well as key health determinants including...
New book released in Patient Mobility in the EU
Patient Mobility in the European Union - Learning From Experience is the name of a new book launched on 29 May 2006 in the European Parliament by the Europe...
New Tobacco Control Scale & World No Tobacco Day
On 25 May, a new scale to measure country activity' was released and published in the scientific journal Tobacco control (BMJ publication). The scale,...
1 July marks the start of the Finnish Presidency of the EU
On 1 June, the European Commission welcomed the decision by the Council and Parliament to designate 2007 as 'European Year of Equal Opportunities for All'....
FP7 and Environmental Research
GA²LEN, of which EFA is a partner, presented their priorities for environmental research during the Open Stakeholder Consultation "Priorities for environment...
update on the ambient air quality legislative process
In the run up for the voting of the European Parliament (EP) on the EU Thematic Strategy on Quality, and the accompanying directive on ambient air quality...
EFA at the IPCRG and EAACI congresses
For the first time, EFA was represented at the International Primary Care Respiratory Group congress in Oslo 9-11 June, which brought together 420 general...
Welcome to the June 2006 edition of the EFA ezine!
I am delighted to let you know that the European Parliament has in their plenary session in Strasbourg 15 June voted in favour of the amendments on allergic...
European Commission Ammends Colour Photograph Decision
On 12 April 2006 the European Commission's Directorate General for Health published Decision amending Commission Decision C(2005) concerning the size...
WHO publishes the 2005 European Health Report
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe has published the European Health Report 2005 'Public Health Action for Healthier Children and...
Sudden and heavy start for the pollen season in Europe
In the last couple of weeks, pollen-loaded air over large parts of Europe (in particular Central and Northern Europe) has been clearly visible in early...
EU Parliament votes to exclude healthcare services from ESD
On 16 February, the European Parliament voted in plenary session on the European Services Directive, including text stating that the Directive should not...
Community System on Safety of Medicines
In EFA's February ezine, you may remember that we reported EFA and the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) having made comments to the...