Our response to the Codex Alimentarius consultation on allergen labelling
As part of our role as Observers to the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission work on food labelling, EFA responded to the call for comments on allergen...
EFA response to the Commission consultation on the EU Industrial Emissions Directive
In March EFA participated in the European Commission public consultation on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive, the key EU legislation...
EFA reviewed the future WHO Air Quality Guidelines with the patients’ perspective
The World Health Organisation is expected to publish the update of the Global Air Quality Guidelines in June, a key document encapsulating the latest scientific...
EFA Members: Superheroes during the COVID-19 pandemic
We have been living with the COVID-19 pandemic for almost a year, and it seems we will need to co-live with the virus for a while. Patients...
DIG-IT, a new EFA project on the asthma and COPD patient’s digital journey
The world is undergoing a digital transition that is changing our societies and economies at an unprecedented speed, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic....
European Lung Health Group launches a Breathe Vision for 2030
Throughout most of 2020, EFA and eight other organisations representing patients and healthcare professionals came together as the informal European Lung...
EFA 2021 Project: DIGIT
The world is undergoing a digital transition that is changing our societies and economies at an unprecedented speed, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Digitalisation...
PRESS RELEASE: World Meteorological Day 2021
BRUSSELS, 23/03/2021 - On the occasion of World Meteorological Day 23 March 2021, the European Academy of Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology (EAACI),...
EFA patients insist on the need to improve air quality during this decisive legislative year
On paper, 2021 seems to have it all: a brand new Zero Air Pollution Action Plan, the revision of the air quality framework, the update of the World Health...
EFA 2021 Project: Atopic Eczema Consensus Europe
In the past years, EFA has been vocal in advocating change for all people living with atopic eczema in Europe. One of our most relevant contributions has...
The EU prepares the field to address climate-change related disease: launch of the Climate Adaptation Strategy
The European Commission adopted its Climate Adaptation Strategy on 24 February, which outlines how the European Union can adapt to the consequences of...
Europe's Beating Cancer Plan will bring enormous benefits for respiratory health
On 3rd February, the European Commission published its Beating Cancer Plan a signature programme that devices the commitment by the European Union to coordinate...
EFA response to the Commission proposal for a strengthened role for the European Medicines Agency
Following the EU’s plan for a European Health Union (EHU), the European Commission Directorate General For Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) opened a...
JOINT STATEMENT: European lung health collaboration calls for frontline workers and lung disease patients to be prioritised in EU’s COVID-19 vaccines roll out
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December 21st 2020 - COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the respiratory community. The newly formed European lung health group...
Save the Date: European Parliament MEP Lung Health Group event “Towards a European Health Union - BREATHE Vision for the future”
European Parliament MEP Lung Health Group event “Towards a European Health Union - BREATHE Vision for the future”, January 27, 10h00-11h15 CET
The...
EU adopts biggest ever Health budget and envisages a European Health Union
Following months of tense negotiations, on 15 December the European Parliament and the Council agreed on the terms of the 4th EU Health Programme (EU4Health),...
EFA President Mikaela Odemyr spoke at EAACI's Second Strategic Forum on Allergic Diseases and Asthma
EFA President Mikaela Odemyr spoke at the Second Strategic Forum on Allergic Diseases and Asthma organised by the European Academy of Allergy...
MEP Lung Health Group places respiratory health at heart of the European Parliament
The MEP Lung Health group is an informal platform for policymakers and European level health professionals and patient organisations, including EFA, working...
EP Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma: Launch of the Youth Parliament's recommendations
On Thursday 10 December, the European Parliament Interest Group on Allergy & Asthma hosted a digital launch for guidelines created by the the Allergy...
EFA Allergy and Respiratory Patients Conference: Delivering patient-centric care through innovation and digitalisation
While 2020 has been a challenging year, it has also shown the potential of a more digitalised world, particularly in healthcare and the management of chronic...