New goals, new name, new website - Exciting times for Czech Initiatve for Asthma
EFA Member, Czech Initiative for Asthma is experiencing exciting times. Not only has the organisation changed its name into Czech Civic Association Against...
"It's in the air" - Reducing weather and climate risks
EFA Member Finnish Organisation for Respiratory Health has published an English version of its programme “It’s in the air”. The programme aims at...
Warning Signals - Swedish Heart and Lung Association publishes video campaign
“Listen to your body. Take warning signals seriously”, this is the message that EFA Member Swedish Heart and Lung Association wants to carry through...
Atopic Eczema Working Group: COVID-19 Special
On June 8, EFA hosted a special Atopic Eczema Working Group call, specifically focussing on coronavirus and atopic eczema. With the support of organizers...
Relaxation of food labelling measures puts allergic patients at risk
In early May, EFA Member French Allergy Prevention Association (AFPRAL) alerted to a potential relaxation of food labeling measures by the DGCCRF (Directorate...
Social media campaign in Italy for Food Allergy Week 2020
Each May, people living with food allergy all over Europe are organizing the Food Allergy Week. During the week, several initiatives and activities are...
Longfonds study: a long recovery from COVID-19 infection
EFA Member Longfonds has published results of an investigation carried out in collaboration with the knowledge center on complex chronic lung diseases...
Food Allergen Labelling discussed at EAACI Congress
In early June, EFA had the opportunity to present the results of our report “Quality of Life for People with Food Allergies in Europe: A Menu for Improvement”...
European Data Strategy: allergy and respiratory patients expectations
In February 2020, the European Commission unveiled the European Strategy for data as one of the drivers of the EU digital transition in the next five years.The...
EFA kick-started European Allergy and Asthma Youth Parliament
Early June, EFA virtually kicked-off the first edition of the European Allergy and Asthma (EA2) Youth Parliament. Uniting young allergy and asthma patients...
EU Renovations Wave: enabling healthy lives through better indoor air
The announcement for a European ‘Renovations Wave’ initiative has been part of the wider EU Green Deal framework of proposals to tackle climate change...
EU action on health is more urgent than ever: 9 ways for action
The #EU4Health coalition calls on EU institutions and national governments to act now and adapt to the new realities brought by COVID-19. In a joint statement,...
Global asthma leaders – EFA President and Director to join the GINA Advocates team
EFA President Mikaela Odemyr and EFA Director Susanna Palkonen have been selected to join the prestigious Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) network as...
Living with asthma and COPD in Europe in a time of Covid-19
Respiratory patients are widely considered a risk group for Covid-19. Yet how do they experience the pandemic? EFA has spoken with patients from six European...
Danish study on mould problems in housing
Mould inside an apartment or house has serious negative effects on respiratory health of its inhabitants and can lead to chronic diseases such as asthma....
Clean Air Agreement in the Netherlands
On January 13th, the Dutch Minister for Environment and Housing, Stientje van Veldhoved, together with 36 municipalities and nine provinces, signed the...
Asthma Society of Ireland "inundated" with calls over coronavirus fears
EFA Member, Asthma Society of Ireland has urged the Health Service Executive (HSE) to develop specific advice for people with long-term respiratory illnesses...
Asthma management advice for people concerned about coronavirus
EFA Member, Asthma UK provides advice on how to manage asthma when concerned about coronavirus. More information here.
3 TR: Improving treatment for asthma and COPD patients in Europe
If you are an asthma or COPD patient and do not properly respond to your treatments, the 3TR project might be interesting for you:
With 3TR – taxonomy,...
Future of European Health Research
As EFA is highly involved in European research projects such as CURE or 3TR, we attended a discussion on the future of European Health research in late...