European Lung Health Group launches the #KeepBreathing campaign in Brussels
The European Lung Health Group comes together in Brussels to launch the #KeepBreathing campaign and discuss opportunities for better lung health in view...
EFA 2024 Annual General and Community Meeting
On 8-9 April, representatives of patient organisations from all over Europe will convene in Stockholm for EFA’s Annual General and Community Meeting...
Recording available! MEP Lung Health Group Event - #KeepBreathing: A vision for EU action on lung health 2024-2029
Lung health is a determining factor in overall societal health. In the EU, respiratory diseases remain Achilles heel - a huge burden on patients, healthcare...
EFA presented indoor air quality patient priorities at an event by the ventilation industry
Poor indoor air quality impacts everyone, but especially our community; people with respiratory diseases and other underlying health conditions including...
PRESS RELEASE: MEPs voice concern over budget cuts to lung health and warn of knock-on effects amid fresh COVID outbreaks and climate change
Brussels, 21 February, 2024 – MEPs Tomislav Sokol, Radka Maxová and Stelios Kympouropoulos have voiced their concern over the recent...
EFA launches “A vision for EU action on lung health 2024-2029” together with the European Lung Health Group
Lung health is fundamental for a healthier, stronger and more resilient society in Europe. However, respiratory disease, including asthma and chronic...
EFA attended the European Medicines Agency workshop on clinical data (ACT EU)
On the 25-26 of January, EFA was invited by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to participate in the Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU (ACT EU)...
Lungs in focus: #KeepBreathing campaign event for EU action on lung health
How to improve lung health in Europe? What action must EU policymakers undertake to ensure Europeans can #KeepBreathing? Join the MEP Lung Health Group...
Communication to all EFA members and friends
We are deeply saddened to inform that President of RESPIRA Association, Portugal, our dear friend and colleague, Isabel Saraiva has passed away.
We...
EFA collaboration with the European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is requesting more often and more deeper collaboration with European level patient organisations such as EFA. In the...
Welcome new EFA Team members!
The EFA Team has grown – new colleagues joined our mission to support with Projects, Programmes, Community and Communications, bringing new skills to...
Codex consultations on Food information: how can technology reinforce food allergy patients’ safety
At a time of increased integration of digital technology in all aspects of life, food information is just another field expected to go through...
Food labelling in online grocery shopping: allergy patients respond to Codex e-commerce guidance
Grocery e-commerce has been selling more and more prepacked food in the past years. In 2023, the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) has launched...
EFA participates in the Codex Alimentarius Commission revision consultations of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepacked Food (GSLPF)
In 2022-2023, EFA has participated in a consultation process organised by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), a WHO-FAO body setting international...
EU tobacco and smoking legislation review delayed, despite urgent update is needed
Since May 2022, the Commission has launched the evaluation process of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Tobacco Advertising Directive (TAD)....
EFA appointed at the newly-launched WHO Civil Society Commission
EFA has been selected as a member of the newly-established WHO’s Civil Society Commission (CSC), to contribute to the WHO’s initiative of deepening...
EFA brings chronic respiratory disease patients’ perspectives to the NCD discussions at the European Parliament
EFA co-authors the recommendations of the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR) new report on Non-Communicable Diseases...
EFA participates in two European Commission consultations on the upcoming EU HTA Regulation implementation
EFA participates in two European Commission consultations on the upcoming EU HTA Regulation implementation
Since its set up in June 2023, the European...
EFA brought the voice of allergy, asthma and COPD patients in the meeting of the 73rd WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Astana
On October 24-26, EFA participated in the 73th meeting of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, that took place in Astana, Kazakhstan. It was the 73rd...
EFA cosigned paper on the future of HERA
In November, the Civil Society Forum (CSF) of the European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) adopted its first...