- EFA and EU Policy Updates
- In policy news this month we report on the air quality situation in Europe and how two new EU proposals are aiming to improve the safety of medical devices produced here. Launch of the 2012 EEA rep ...
- EFA "May Contain/Contains" Food Allergen Labelling Event
- Location: European Parliament - Jòzsef Antall (JAN) building, 6Q1 room Date: Wednesday, 19th September, 2012 from 18:00 to 20:30 Hosting MEP: Mrs.Renate SOMMER MEP (r ...
- EFA and EU Policy Update (Summer 2012)
- This summer EFA has been busy preparing for a busy autumn, but also replied on behalf of allergy and respiratory patients to a European Commission Consultation on the subject of climate change in Euro ...
- EFA Symposium: Patient views on Respiratory Allergy
- EFA is preparing to co-host a symposium on ‘Patient views on respiratory allergies’ at the annual European Respiratory Society Congress in Vienna on the 4th of September this year. The symposium, subt ...
- Food Labelling Event: You are invited!
- EFA is pleased to invite you to the upcoming event “May Contain/Contains – Food Allergen Labelling” to be held at the European Parliament on the 19th of September 2012 from 18:00 to 20:30, kindly host ...
- U-BIOPRED project launches contest for people with asthma
- U-BIOPRED, a research project in which EFA is taking part that aims to understand more about severe asthma, is launching an art competition to help bridge the gap between patients’ and doctors&r ...
- COPD Patients' Association approves annual activities
- The Italian COPD Patients' Association has recently approved its event and activity programme for 2011. One of the association's main objectives will be to have the Italian Health Ministry's "Essentia ...
- EFA at the launch of the European COPD Coalition
- Susanna Palkonen together with some EFA members took part in the launch event of the ECC at the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Glenis Wilmott. The new Coalition aims to raise awareness and advocat ...
- Member News: Allergy UK appoints new Chief Executive
- 2012 will be an exciting year for EFA member Allergy UK, which is pleased to announce the election of Jim Bennett as its new Chief Executive. Having worked in the charity sector for over 17 years, J ...
- EFA COPD project
- The EFA COPD project is continuing with the aim of making an 'own initiative report' on COPD in the European Parliament a reality. A final round of meetings with MEPs in Brussels is currently bei ...
- EFA plans new airline oxygen harmonization project
- EFA plans new airline oxygen harmonization project All around the world, airlines have separate rules for the use of oxygen in air travel, creating inequalities for passengers who need oxygen suppor ...
- U-BIOPRED project annual meeting held in Barcelona
- On 23 and 24 of January this year, EFA attended the annual meeting of the U-BIOPRED project in Barcelona. EFA is a partner in this five-year project, which aims to improve our understanding of severe ...
- Former EFA President speaks at COPD conference in Shanghai
- The International COPD Coalition (ICC) was pleased to announce that 480 people participated in the Second World Conference of COPD Patient Organisations held in Shanghai on 6-7 of November. ...
- 2nd EFA COPD Workshop held
- Following the success of the 1st EFA COPD Workshop focussing on prevention and diagnosis held in June, a 2nd Workshop was held on November 9th in the European Parliament in Brussels. This time the foc ...
- Launch of EFA Respiratory Allergy Book at European Parliament
- On the 22 of November, EFA marked the launch of its new book on respiratory allergies. The event took place at the European Parliament in Brussels. The aim of the EFA respiratory allergy book is ...
- Launch Event of EFA Allergy Book and Call to Action
- EFA hosted an event in Room A5E-3 (Alteiro Spinelli Building) at the European Parliament in Brussels to launch the EFA Book on Respiratory Allergies in Europe: Raising Awareness, Relieve the Burden. & ...
- EFA Book on Respiratory Allergy in Europe: Relieve the Burden
- This book, published in November 2011, contains the first comprehensive survey of its kind conducted “by patients, for patients” reporting on the diagnosis, quality and accessibility of best practices ...
- Sweden to push EU to ban more chemicals from consumer goods
- Swedish chemicals agency Kemi has announced it wants more action on the use chemicals in consumer goods in Europe. Its newly published strategy follows on from its Action plan for a toxin free everyda ...
- AirPROM project launches new website
- On the 16th of September, the pan-European AirPROM project – in which EFA is partnering, and with the European Lung Foundation (ELF) co-leading on project dissemination to patients and public – launch ...