EFA attends the European Patients Forum 2021 Congress on Digital Health
The European Patients’ Forum (EPF) held its annual congress from 26-29 October, which welcomed more than 450 participants online,...
Asthma-Allergy Denmark offers ‘walking host’ trainings
Taking a walk outside with other people can have a positive impact on a person’s physical and mental well-being, but this simple activity may be...
Allergy and Me held first ever accredited Allergy Symposium in Serbia
Allergies are increasingly present among the general population. Yet in Serbia there is limited recognition of their prevalence, awareness...
Allergy UK advocacy contributes to new Food Labelling Law more protective of consumers with food allergy
Five years after the tragic death of allergy patient, the UK has adopted a new food safety law: the UK Food Information Amendment, also known...
COPD Support Ireland assists Sing Strong project
EFA Member COPD Support Ireland hosted the Sing Strong project in 2021, a community singing intervention for people with lung conditions, including...
Nordic EFA Member associations launch Asthma Allergy Nordic Logo
EFA’s Nordic Members – the Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Foundation, the Swedish Asthma and Allergy association and Asthma-Allergy Denmark – have joined forces...
RESPIRA hosts a webinar on lung health in Portugal
On 19th October, EFA Member RESPIRA hosted a webinar to discuss the various challenges faced by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)...
46th meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling – EFA statement on the proposed guidelines for e-commerce of food
From 27 September to 1 October, EFA participated in the 46th annual meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL). As part of the wider Codex...
Atopic Eczema Consensus Europe: the Committee reaches its conclusions
People living with atopic eczema in Europe are facing difficulties, but they are not always nor equally recognised by the healthcare community. As a result,...
EFA holds the second European Allergy and Asthma Youth Parliament capacity building
In October, the members of the European Allergy and Asthma Youth Parliament attended the second part of EFA’s tailored capacity building to develop their...
EFA looks back at 30 years of advocating with and for patients with allergy, asthma and COPD
When 8 organisations founded the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) in 1991, the ambitions even then did...
New WHO Air Quality Guidelines: alarming evidence on health effects of air pollution
On 22 September, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published the updated global Air Quality Guidelines, the most prominent and respected document charting...
The European Allergy and Asthma Youth Parliament calls for the future of Europe to include health in climate action
The European Allergy and Asthma Youth Parliament took part in an ongoing consultation on the future of Europe to deliver the voice of young patients living...
European Commission creates the European health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) – EFA analysis
Considering the significant weaknesses in health systems and lack of European level coordination exposed during the COVID-19 crisis, in September the European...
EFA Capacity Building project: targeted trainings
EFA’s capacity building projects have strengthened organisational, advocacy, and communication skills in its members for over seven years. Each training...
Preliminary survey results on asthma and COPD patients and digital health - EFA’s DIGIT project
In the current digital revolution, digital tools are increasingly popular to improve healthcare access and the relationship between patients and healthcare...
Atopic Eczema Consensus Europe is reaching its final conclusions
In 2021, EFA is running a project to advance on the awareness and care gaps around atopic eczema and develop a Consensus on the burden of Atopic Eczema/Dermatitis...
EFA at the 71st meeting of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
In our role status as accredited non-state-actor, EFA participated in the 71st meeting of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe between 13th-17th September...
Youth Parliament on Allergy and Asthma welcomes WHO Europe’s new strategy for health and sustainable development
Early this year, WHO Europe established the high-level Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development, an independent and interdisciplinary...
EFA response to Codex consultation on allergen labelling of prepacked foods
The Food Labelling committee (CCFL) of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Codex Alimentarius Commission organised a request for comments on...