EFA calls for a patient-centred European Health Data Space that does not replace in-person care
In May, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the regulation of the new European Health Data Space, as part of the Commission’s priorities...
Extraordinary EU4Health budget forgets about EU health NGOs
While the EU4Health work programme 2021 represents a significantly big health budget for a single year, EFA and the wider public health community is concerned...
EU4Health Work Programme 2021: EFA’s analysis
On 18 June, the European Commission published the first annual work programme of the EU4Health package - the multi-annual financial mechanism for supporting...
EFA’s General Meetings: Outcome
On 27th and 28th May 2021, EFA organised its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Networking event. Given the...
Atopic Eczema Consensus Europe: the kick-off of an EFA project
Despite growing awareness and advancement around skin conditions, the burden that atopic eczema patients endure each day is still not sufficiently...
The EU reaches agreement on the Health Technology Assessment Regulation
In June, the EU reached an agreement on harmonising the Health Technology Assessment process in Member States, a process that evaluates the efficiency...
EFA's Meet & Greet training increased patients' knowledge of the EMA
On 14 June, EFA held its Meet and Greet EU Training on the European Medicines Agency (EMA). This training shed light on how the EMA functions. It also...
3TR begins a new activity to influence long-term asthma treatment
In the past months, the 3TR Respiratory Patient Working Group, co-run by EFA and the European Lung Foundation, has been involved in an exciting activity...
EFA Uncovered Asthma Misconceptions for #WorldAsthmaDay 2021
In partnership with Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), EFA joined the World Asthma Day campaign on 5 May 2021. The theme, “Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions,”...
EFA organises EU training for young patients
EFA held a Young Patient’s Ambassadors training as part of our Capacity Building Programme. This training was designed for young...
EFA participates in WHO Europe discussions ahead of COP26 on climate change
On May 19th-20th, EFA participated in the regional consultation meeting of the WHO Working Group on Health in Climate Change (WHO HIC), which was...
EFA's views on the Tobacco Products Directive implementation report
On 20th May, the European Commission published a report on the implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). TPD is the key EU-level legislation...
Allergy UK and Spring Allergy Awareness Week
EFA Member Allergy UK acknowledged Spring Allergy Awareness Week (26th - 30th April 2021) by raising awareness about the often-underestimated burden...
UK patients ask the government to take action and address lung health inequalities
EFA Member the Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation Partnership wrote to the UK government urging them to do more to address lung health...
LongFonds hands over petition 'Give children healthy air' in the Netherlands
On 8 June, the director of EFA member LongFonds (the Dutch Lung Foundation), Michael Rutgers, handed over a petition to...
The Netherlands extends the recovery care scheme for corona patients
The Netherlands has granted a one-year extension of the paramedical recovery care scheme for people with long-term corona complaints...
The Netherlands launches the Stop Smoking Consult Card
Quitting smoking is important for your health, but that does not mean that the same smoking cessation techniques works for everyone. In the Netherlands,...
FENAER help rescheduling respiratory appointments cancelled during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions to healthcare, with 70% of respiratory patients in Spain unable to attend their regularly scheduled...
New EU regulation on medical devices enters into application, bolstering patients’ rights
There are over 500,000 medical devices in the European Market including medical oxygen containers, inhalers and adrenaline auto-injectors. These devices...
WHO Europe consultation on Future Generations: Young allergy and asthma patients' priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health inequalities across Europe, including for those living with allergy, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary...