The European Climate and Health Observatory envisions steps towards climate resilience by 2030
The European Climate and Health Observatory is a partnership between the European Commission, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and several other organisations....
EFA at the Codex Alimentarius Commission: The use of technology in food labelling and upcoming work
In September, EFA participated in a crucial consultation organised by the food labelling committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The consultation...
EU adopts a Regulation extending mandate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
In October 2022, the EU adopted the new EU Regulation on the extended mandate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)[1]....
EFA at the 3rd European Commission’s Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform (ZPSP) meeting
In October, EFA participated in the 3rd meeting of the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform (ZPSP), an informative forum organised by the European Commission...
EFA Advocacy Training: How patient associations can promote change through successful advocacy campaigns
EFA’s Capacity Building programme aims to deepen EFA Members’ knowledge and skills on techniques to create strong positive impacts on policy, law,...
European Respiratory Society Congress 2022: EFA highlights for asthma and COPD patients
EFA sent a delegation of five people to the 2022 European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress, hosted in Barcelona, Spain from 4-6 September. The delegation...
EFA Report: Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma event for an EU NCD Initiative achieves better allergy and asthma health in Europe
The European Parliament Interest Group on Allergy & Asthma organised in September a policy event: “For an EU NCD Initiative that prevents and...
European patients propose legislative amendments to the European Health Data Space (EHDS) legislation
To have a more patient centric health data space in Europe, EFA together with the European Patients Forum (EPF), has presented decision-makers in the European...
EFA Statement on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases
The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) welcomes the ambition of the European Commission (EC) to reduce...
European Commission notice considers EFA proposals on food allergen cross-avoidance
In early 2022, EFA participated in a consultation for a revised European Commission notice on the implementation of Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs) in food...
Call for Tender to Perform Desk Review and Write Report
The purpose of this call is to invite tenders for the contract of report writer/consultant that will perform a desk review and draft a patient-friendly...
EFA calls for action on Indoor Air Quality at European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG)
© Image by European Health Forum Gastein via Flickr.
On 29 September, EFA participated in a high-level discussion organised by...
Kick-off conference of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) EU regulatory work
In June 2022, the European Commission Directorate General for Health and Food Safety organised an annual conference on the Health Technology Assessment...
EFA joins new Horizon Project: TOLIFE
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex chronic condition, characterised by exacerbations that have an impact on the disease progression...
EFA highlights risks of soy lecithin cross-contamination in a letter to the European Commission
In July, EFA addressed to the European Commission DG SANTE a letter highlighting reports on accidental contamination of soy lecithin with peanut protein...
EFA launches the #AtopicalLives photoseries with new atopic eczema patients’ portraits
Atopic eczema is much more than a skin disease, it affects the whole body of the patients, their life and their energy to face life. Often dismissed...
World Atopic Eczema Day: EFA community showed the inside of atopic eczema
Atopic eczema is one of the most prevalent skin diseases in the world and one of the most under-recognised. Often dismissed as “just a skin condition,”...
EFA presented the burden of atopic eczema in Europe at EADV Congress
On 7-10th September, an EFA delegation attended Congress was the annual opportunity for EFA to liaise with the scientific community, learn and get up...
EFA calls on the EU for a strong support of health policies through 2023
EFA contributed to the consultation on the EU4Health Programme budget with calls for patient-centred investment in prevention and care for respiratory...
EFA recommendations to the Codex revision Revision of allergen labelling in the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepacked Food (GSLPF)
Between May and July, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), a WHO-FAO body setting international food standards, organised a stakeholder consultation...