Patient representatives to EMEA Board
The European Council of Ministers has finally made the appointments of the two patient representatives to the European Medicines Authority (EMEA) Management...
Report from the meeting of ECDC
The Advisory Forum of the European Centre of Diseases Prevention and Control had its’ first meeting with their new Advisory Forum 11-12 July 2005. The...
New Pan-European Surveillance System for inhalant allergens
The partners of the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network of Excellence (GA²LEN) have designed a new pan-European skin prick test panel to study...
Joint ERS-EFA PG course on patient-doctor communication
If you are attending the ERS Congress in Copenhagen, be sure not to miss the joint ERS-EFA Postgraduate Course (PG 22) Improving physician-patient communication....
Launch of the EFA Fighting for Breath report
The results of the EFA survey on severe asthma in Europe will be presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Copenhagen in September. 1300...
Allergic Rhinitis Patients Speak Out
World Allergy Congress, Munich; 28 June 2005, Conducted by the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) in 11...
Press Release: A European patient perspective on severe asthma
1.5 million Europeans fear their asthma will kill them
“Fighting for Breath” - A European patient perspective on severe asthma
World Asthma Day,...
Learn to Live with Asthma - EFA project
In 2005 EFA completed its project on “Learning to Live with Asthma” aimed at answering important questions for asthma patients about coping...
The Allergic Patient in Europe
Abstracts include overviews on the Towards Healthy Indoor Air in Dwellings in Europe (THADE) and Communicating about Food Allergies (INFORMALL) projects...
The Burden of Asthma in Europe
World Asthma Day, 14 May 2004 - On World Asthma Day 4 May 2004 GINA Global Initiative for Asthma published their Global Burden of Asthma report. The report...
Fighting for Breath - A European Patient Perspective on Severe Asthma
Full Report | Executive Summary This is the first report to communicate the experience of Europeans with severe asthma symptoms, by the patients. We hope...
Towards Healthy Air in Dwellings in Europe (THADE)
The report presents an overview of evidence-based data about exposure to indoor air pollution and its health effects, particularly as regards allergies,...
EFA Supports World COPD Day 2013
19th November 2003 - EFA Supports World COPD Day Poster
Press Release: EFA calls for Awareness and Action on COPD in Europe
EFA CALLS FOR AWARENESS AND ACTION ON COPD IN EUROPE
DEDICATED WEBSITE LAUNCHED FOR COPD PATIENTS AND CARERS
[Brussels, 19 November 2003]:The European...
Food Allergy Patients in Europe want to know what they eat
17th May 2003 - Food Labelling. An estimated 4 % of the adults and 8 % of the children in EU suffer from food allergy. EFA, the European Federation of...
Indoor Air Pollution in Schools
Executive Summary 1 2 3
Investigates the issues related to indoor air quality in schools. This includes, indoor air pollution and allergic disseases...
The Right to Breathe Healthy Indoor Air in Schools, 2001
The results and recommendations of EFA Indoor air Pollution in Schools project are distilled in this leaflet. The full report is available from the EFA...
Respiratory Allergies: a problem affecting 80 million people
Presents the aims, methodology and results of a survey Allergy - Living and Learning on quality of life in respiratory allergy and the prevalence of the...
Patients' Views and Values
Contains presentations on Patients' influence on policies, their relationship with health professionals and views on prevention, as well as the creation...
Adverse Reactions to Food
Leaflet
Provides food allergy patients and the parents of food allergic children with accurate scientific information that is in agreement with the...