Council conclusions on chronic diseases
On the 7th of December, the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of the Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on...
Patients' rights in EU cross-border healthcare
Following the adoption of the Council’s first-reading opinionon the draft Directive on Patients’ Rights in Cross-Border Healthcarein Europe, and before...
Astma Fonds launches national COPD risk test
The Netherlands is estimated to have 300,000 people with undiagnosed COPD. Astma Fondsthe Netherlands Asthma Foundation, has launched a COPD risk test...
Impressions on the PCWP
EFA board member Per-Åke Wecksell attended a training session at EMA headquarters, together with 30 other participants from different patient and consumers...
A European Strategy for Chronic Conditions
The European Platform for Patients’ Organisations, Science and Industry workshop 9th December, of which EFA was one of the supporting organisations,...
Global Allergy and Asthma Platform gets organised
The 3rd meeting of the GA²P², the Global Allergy and Asthma Patient Platform, a project initiated by EFA, will be held on the 11th of June 2011...
Media Alert: EFA launches video clip to mark World COPD Day 2010
EFA LAUNCHES VIDEO CLIP TO MARK WORLD CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE DAY 2010
Brussels, 17 November 2010 - "It took me 3/4 hours to walk 259 yards (228m)'...
Announcement: Delayed treatment of COPD Causes Avoidable Suffering
Disease Causes Avoidable Suffering and Elevates Healthcare Costs According to EFA’s New Book
Brussels, 6. November 2009– The European Federation...
Bulgaria
Bulgarian EFA member ABBA has launched a leaflet in English presenting the organisation and its activities. These include events to mark World Asthma Day...
Chronic respiratory diseases discussed
On the 6th to the 9th of October this year the thirteenth European Health Forum took place at Gastein, Austria. It is perhaps the biggest annual conference...
EFA member NAAF celebrates 50th anniversary
On the 25th of September this year, EFA had the honour of attending the 50th anniversary of the Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Association, NAAF. Since EFA's...
Highlights
1 September, Brussels: EFA had a high level meeting with the ERS and ELF on strengthening collaboration
18-22 September, Barcelona: EFA had a stand...
ENSP holds network meeting
On the 8th and 9th of November, EFA attended the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) network meeting in Brussels entitled ‘Towards...
EU support EFA Call to Action on COPD
The European Respiratory Society (ERS), the European Lung Foundation (ELF), the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP), the Health...
Press Release: IHO unite to call for European action to combat COPD
European and International Health Organisations unite to call for European action to combat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
BRUSSELS, 14...
Commission urged to come forward with another Environment and Health Action Plan
BRUSSELS, 1 July 2010 - The "Environment and Health and EU policy" session of the European Commission’s Open Health Forum meeting in Brussels 29th of...
EFA in meetings - June 2010
The Global Alliance against Respiratory Diseases Assembly, was held in Toronto, Canada on the 1st and 2nd of June. Otto Spranger from the Austrian Lung...
Belgian EU Presidency of the Council: Health Priorities
From the 1st of July until the end of the year, Belgium is holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. EFA welcomes the fact that Belgium’s...
Health Stakeholders call for action
A draft call for action “Together for Health – Europe 2020 and beyond, what we can do together” was prepared before the Open Health Forum and was...
Recommendations for better health and environment policies
As announced in our June eZine the Workshop on integrating environment and health towards better health in the Open Health Forum, coordinated by EFA and...