Welcome to EFA e-News January 2013
EFA ‘Meet & Greet the EU Institutions’ training session to be held in April Greetings from EFA Board, who had their last meeting on the 23rd January,...
HealthVent guidelines to be presented at European Parliament event
On the 20th of February from 18.00 to 20.30, MEP Catherine Stihler will host an event in the European Parliament in Brussels to present the results of...
EFA briefing on the 2013 Work Plan for implementing the second EU Health Programme
EFA briefing on the 2013 Work Plan for implementing the second EU Health Programme (2008-2013) is now available!
Seasonal EU Policy Updates
Council Conclusions on healthy ageing across the lifecycle
At the European Union’s EPSCO Council meeting (Employment, social policy, health and...
Welcome to EFA e-News December 2012
Welcome to our holiday edition, including special seasonal advice from across Europe for people with allergy & respiratory diseases and a special report...
New Intern Position at EFA 2013
EFA is currently looking for a Brussels-based policy and project Intern to begin in 2013. The candidate will support the work of three other staff members...
EFA in Meetings - December 2012
EPHA conference on children’s health and well-being On the 4th of December the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) held a seminar at the European...
Seasonal Member News - December 2012
Take Care This Christmas! It’s easy to chill out and relax at Christmas and be a little less careful about your allergies. So remember these simple steps...
Implementing a National Allergy Programme
EFA publishes report on Finnish Allergy Programme educational meeting in Helsinki
During the Finnish Allergy Programme educational meeting in Helsinki,...
Release of the Tobacco Products Directive
Just before the Christmas break, the European Commission has finally released the long-awaited revision of the tobacco products directive.
More than ten...
Adopting a New Approach to Allergies, Introducing the Finnish Allergy Program 2008-2018
Helsinki, 8-9 November 2012 - Representatives from the Finnish Allergy Programme (FAP) joined participants from three EFA member delegations visiting Helsinki...
Welcome to the November eZine!
Hello and welcome to this month’s round-up of EFA activities, updates and news!
This month EFA has been busy writing a position paper on pollen...
EFA Pollen Paper
EFA is pleased to announce it has written a position paper on pollen forecasting in Europe. The paper draws attention to the fact that the current economic...
Treatment Updates
In treatment news this November EMA reports on new COPD medicines and a UK body plans do discourage the use of a previously approved asthma drug.
EMA...
Member News - November 2012
In member news this month, EFA members have told us about their activities to mark World COPD Day 2012, our Finnish members join the bid to make Finland...
EFA and EU Policy Update
EFA submission on involvement of children and young people in paediatric medicines review
EFA has made a submission to the European Medicines Agency (EMA)...
EFA in Meetings - November 2012
This month EFA reports from the education meeting it co-hosted in Helsinki on the Finnish Allergy Programme, from a lunchtime debate in the European...
EFA in the Media
In media news this month, EFA has collaborated in writing a paper on research needs in allergy and is pleased to announce its data is mentioned in a new...
Member News - November 2012
World COPD day!EFA members from Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden all marked World COPD Day in their home countries through a large...
Welcome to the October eZine!
Hello and welcome to this month’s round-up of EFA activities, updates and news!
The new EFA website is now fully up and running and we would like...