Breathing together for change: EFA leads discussions on lung health at the European Health Forum Gastein 2025
EFA brought lung health to the 2025 European Health Forum Gastein agenda with a high-level session on the future of European lung policy, calling for stronger...
Patient expertise and collaboration in focus at ERS Congress 2025
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2025 in Amsterdam brought together researchers, healthcare professionals and patient representatives to...
EFA at EADV 2025: elevating the patient voice in dermatology
From 16 to 19 September, EFA actively participated in the annual EADV Congress in Paris, hosted by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology,...
Europe’s next long-term budget: will respiratory patients be left behind?
The European Commission has presented its proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), covering 2028–2034. Worth nearly €2 trillion, this...
EFA puts forward the heart and lung connection in the EU proposal for a cardiovascular health plan
The lungs and the heart work together to keep us alive. The lungs bring oxygen in and the heart pumps it through the body. When one system is affected,...
Press Release - World Atopic Eczema Day: shining a light on the Atopic Eczema Journey
Brussels, 14 September 2025 - Today, on World Atopic Eczema Day, 204 million people worldwide[1]—along with their families, caregivers, patient organisations,...
Food labelling in emergencies: patients need safety, not shortcuts
Local and international food supply chains can be significantly disrupted due to exceptional events such as pandemics, natural disasters, wars, famines...
EU must put patient needs first in its negotiations on upcoming rules on medicine shortages
Imagine waking up with a tight chest, struggling to breathe and hearing that your inhaler is out of stock at the pharmacy. For millions of people with...
Climate, sustainable healthcare and lung health in focus at WeACT Conference 2025
Rising temperatures, air pollution, and climate threats are serious challenges for respiratory health. In May 2025, WeACT Con brought together healthcare...
WHO Europe’s first-ever report on chronic respiratory diseases – what’s in for patients and caregivers?
On 12 June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) published the first ever European...
May contain...or maybe not: EFA Community calls for clear and reliable allergen labelling
At first glance, a label like “may contain peanuts” might seem like a minor note on food packaging. But for people living with food allergies, it can...
Making travel easier for people on oxygen: a new initiative from EFA
For people who rely on oxygen, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, travelling can be challenging—but not necessarily for the...
EAACI 2025 Congress - our highlights on patient leadership and expertise
The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Congress 2025 took place in Glasgow from June 13 to 16 under the thrilling theme “Breaking...
EFA brings COPD to the European Parliament Health Committee debate
On 3 June, the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health (SANT) held its first-ever dedicated exchange of views on lung health and chronic obstructive...
EU consults on its first Stockpiling Strategy: EFA recommendations
In an era marked by pandemics, geopolitical tensions, and climate-related disasters, the European Union has taken a bold step forward by adopting the first...
GlobalSkin Conference 2025: EFA Takeaways
From 24 to 27 April, EFA President Marcia Podestà represented the EFA atopic eczema community at the GlobalSkin Conference in Prague. The event gathered...
European Parliament health committee to discuss lung health and COPD with EFA
On 3 June, the European Parliament’s health committee (SANT) will hold an exchange of views on ‘Lung health and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
Strengthening EU health security: EFA’s vision for patient-centred medical countermeasures
In recent years, Europe has been confronted with overlapping threats to public health. The COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related disasters and war at its...
PRESS RELEASE - World Health Assembly adopts historic resolution positioning skin diseases as a global health priority
Brussels, 26 May 2025 – On Saturday 24 of May, the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the resolution ‘Skin diseases as a global public health...
EFA welcomes a historic WHO resolution on lung health: a breakthrough for asthma and COPD patient
The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) celebrates the adoption of the World Health Organization’s landmark...