- Plain Packaging Developments Spreading throughout Europe
- France is the latest country to introduce plain cigarette packaging from 2016. Cigarettes in France will be sold in plain packaging under a law that was finally passed in the French parliament in Dece ...
- Capacity Building in 2015
- The 2015 Capacity Building project ended with a return to Italy, in Genoa. On 5th December EFA again met the representatives of FederASMA e ALLERGIE Onlus for a follow up session of the meeting held i ...
- Promoting MyAirCoach at DDL Conference
- From Thursday the 8th until Friday the 9th of December 2015, EFA project officer Joke De Vocht had the pleasure to represent EFA and the myAirCoach project at the Drug Delivery to the Lungs (DDL) Con ...
- Horizon 2020 Success Story – MeDALL project brings new insights into allergy
- The MeDALL project ended in May with a public event organized by EFA at the European Parliament. During its 5 years of implementation MeDALL partners investigated the mechanisms of allergy from early ...
- Bulgarian Advocacy Campaign to mark World COPD Day
- COPD is among the most common chronic diseases in people over 45 years and one of the leading causes of death. However, the disease is commonly goes unrecognized. To mark World COPD Day on 18th Novemb ...
- Asthma Society of Ireland Launches Membership for Healthcare Professionals
- The Asthma Society of Ireland launched a special membership for Healthcare Professionals at the end of 2015. ASI works very closely with Healthcare Professionals in Ireland and the goal of the initiat ...
- Lack of Action on Air Quality as Council Dilutes NEC Directive
- Last month the European Parliament voted on the National Emissions Ceilings Directive (NEC), a piece of legislation that sets maximum pollution limits for 5 main pollutants. You can read more on the o ...
- Product Recall: Allergy Immunotherapy Products (APSIs)
- On 2nd December the French Health Authority, l’Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), announced its decision to temporarily suspend all medicinal products produced ...
- Joint letter to Ministers for Environment with Public Health recommendations for strong NEC Directive
- Ahead of the ENVI Council meeting on 16th December, EFA joined a number of charities in sending a joint letter to Health & Environment ministers on 10th December. The letter urged ...
- Patient Engagement Websites and Online Tools for Chronic Conditions
- For many patients and their families finding the correct information on their condition is key to helping them manage it effectively. Increasingly we look for health information on line but it’s impor ...
- World COPD Day Campaign 2015
- Wednesday 18th November marked the fourteenth World COPD Day, an annual event to raise awareness of COPD worldwide. For this year’s campaign EFA chose to highlight the meaningful actions that societ ...
- Access to health services in the European Union
- This autumn the European Commission and the Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health (EXPH) launched a public consultation on the preliminary opinion on the “Access to health services in ...
- New webpage on medication errors from EMA
- In accordance with EU pharmacovigilance legislation, patients have the opportunity not only to report any side effects of medicines, but also on any medication errors they experience. If you are a p ...
- MyAirCoach Partner Meeting Update
- The 3rd myAirCoach partner meeting took place at the National Heart and Lung Institute in London on 17th and 18th November. During these two days the project partners, together with members of the Pat ...
- Capacity Building in Spain
- The EFA team visited FENAER in Malaga (Spain) on the 4th of November for the second meeting of EFA Capacity Building project. The meeting was attended by 16 representatives of 9 FENAER member organiza ...
- 2015 Report on Air Quality in Europe – Considerable Impact of poor air quality on Human Health
- A new report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) presents an overview and analysis of air quality in Europe, with a focus on 2013. 2013 is the latest year for which there are available ...
- United4Health
- On the 5th of November, EFA Senior EU Policy Advisor Roberta Savli took part in the last Policy Advisory Group meeting of the United4Health project. The project is partially funded under the ICT Pol ...
- Developments in Tobacco Control
- On the 6th of November, EFA Senior EU Policy Advisor Roberta Savli participated in a meeting with the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (SG SANTE) and several other non-profit organisatio ...
- Webinar on the Future of Vehicle Testing
- On the 5th of November, EFA took part in a webinar organised by Transport and Environment (T&E). Established in 1990, T&E represents around 50 organisations across Europe, mostly enviro ...
- EPF recommendations on the Council position on medical devices
- In November, EPF (the European Patients Forum) published detailed recommendations on the Council position on medical devices, to which EFA contributed. The trilogue, which started in October, i ...