World No Tobacco Day 2024: Youth voices in the recent tobacco restrictions in Spain
On World No Tobacco Day 2024, EFA Allergy and Asthma Youth Parliament member from Spain, Idoia Morán dives into the issues around youth smoking. Together...
EFA joins the EU Healthy Air Coalition as a founding member
EFA is pleased to be part of the EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) as a founding member. Launched in mid-April, the coalition brings together organisations...
EFA response to the European Commission consultation on Joint Clinical Assessment for HTA
In April 2024, EFA responded to the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) stakeholder consultation on the first implementing act of the EU HTA Regulation,...
EFA contributes to key technical study on indoor pathogens that are responsible for infectious respiratory diseases
EFA brings in the perspective of allergy and asthma patients to a new study published by the European Commission JRC and HERA. This research brings a new...
EFA brings the voice of allergy and respiratory patients at EU event on climate resilience in healthcare
In the event of the first EU Climate Risk Assessment published in March, EFA was invited as panellist to present the civil society perspective on climate...
EFA presents its plans to ‘raise the bar in respiratory care’ at EUFOREA Symposium
EFA brings to the EUROFEA Symposium EFA’s work contributing to better respiratory care in Europe: the upcoming ‘COPD standards of care – raising...
EFA response to Codex consultation on the use of technology for food labelling
As observer to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, EFA participated in another round of consultations for a guideline on the use of technology in food labelling....
World Asthma Day 2024: EFA launches aboutasthma.org, an innovative tool for asthma patients and carers
Today is World Asthma Day 2024! Did you know that over 30 million people in Europe, including a significant number of children, are living with asthma?...
PRESS RELEASE - Introducing AboutAsthma.org: Empowering asthma patients and caregivers with science-based support
[Brussels, May 6, 2024, World Asthma Day] – With more than 30 million people in Europe living with asthma, a chronic respiratory disease of the airways...
EFA attends the ceremonial launch and inaugural meeting of the EU Critical Medicines Alliance
EFA was invited to the Ceremonial launch of the EU Critical Medicines Alliance organized by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European...
EFA Meet & Greet with the EU training 2024: exploring ways of patient involvement in clinical trials
In April, EFA organised a capacity building activity on ‘Patient involvement in clinical development: practical implications for meaningful engagement’....
EFA participates in European Patients’ Forum leadership meeting on Artificial intelligence
As founding member of the European Patients’ Forum (EPF) EFA participated in the leadership meeting that was held in connection with EPF’s Annual General...
EFA patients Community convenes at 2024 Annual General Meeting and Community Meeting in Sweden
On 8-9 of April 2024, over 40 representatives of EFA Community of members from 17 European countries convened in Stockholm (Sweden) for EFA’s Annual...
The European Parliament adopts a landmark revision of EU air quality rules by a broad majority
EFA welcomes the European Parliament agreement revision of the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive and particularly, the establishment of EU Air Quality Indices...
#NotJustMySkin: EFA joins the World Skin Health Coalition campaign
Skin diseases are the harsh reality of millions of people who still do not get timely care and treatment in Europe. EFA has been active in advocating change...
Join @EFAPatients on Instagram and shoot a picture with a new #KeepBreathing filter!
Together with the European Lung Health Group, EFA advocates for better lung health in Europe through the #KeepBreathing campaign. Now you can show your...
EFA presents to HERA the #KeepBreathing campaign asks for better EU lung health preparedness and response
As members of the European Commission HERA Civil Society Forum, EFA together with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) were invited to present the ELHG’s...
EFA presents #KeepBreathing to respiratory patients on how to mobilise EU candidates to adopt lung health policies
EFA presented the #KeepBreathing campaign – led by the European Lung Health Group (ELHG) to reduce the fragmentation of knowledge and policies...
#KeepBreathing campaign selected as an initiative for prevention of non-communicable diseases by the European Commission
The #KeepBreathing campaign was selected to be presented to the European Commission’s DG SANTE as a stakeholder initiative to prevent non-communicable...
EFA community is now represented in the newly launched European Critical Medicines Alliance
EFA has been elected to become a member of the newly launched European Critical Medicines Alliance, a European Commission initiative to address,...