Press Release: Beware of Allergy campaign
FOOD ALLERGY: a burden carried by more than 17 million of Europeans
In Europe, 1 out of every 20 children has one or more food allergies
In the...
Press Release: International Women's Day
Take action to decrease the burden of asthma in women
Brussels, 8 March 2015, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY – In the European Union women live on average...
Chronic diseases in Europe (February 2015)
February has been an enriching month in the fight against chronic diseases prevalence and burden in Europe: two main events have been organised in The...
EFA Members News (February 2015)
Patient-led initiatives not only bring meaningful results for patients, but also broader support. In February, EFA Dutch Member Longfonds was awarded with...
EU Projects update (February 2015)
EFA’s role in EU funded research projects is to provide the patients persepective to the research process and to ensure that patietns are updated on...
New air quality guidelines (February 2015)
Air quality is an increasingly worrying topic both at EU and global level. The World Health Organisation prepares a resolution that takes stock of air...
EU Policy update (February 2015)
In February the European Patients’ Forum (EPF) issued a position on patients’ discrimination across Europe and launched a consultation on cross-border...
EFA in Events (February 2015)
February was full of inspiring events, like a field visit to Finland to see how e-health supporting care is implemented and the courageous patients that...
EFA Networking Day 2015
Starting in 2011, EFA began to integrate an optional event, called the Networking Day following the AGM, to provide EFA members with the opportunity to...
EFA Annual General Meeting 2015
Each year the EFA organizes an Annual General Meeting in a city corresponding to an EFA member organisation, who volunteers to assist in hosting the event.
AGM...
Hotel Monte Málaga
EFA Projects update (January 2015)
Our contribution on allergy action at national level was presented to the Italian Ministry of Health by a delegation formed by patients, doctors, and researchers...
MyAirCoach update
MyAirCoach kick-off meeting: the quest for an asthma and COPD self-management tool
In January, the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, the project...
m-Health consultation
Mobile health applications are quickly evolving topic that needs attention regarding patient privacy, security and safety legislation while giving an interesting...
EU Policy update (January 2015)
2015 has started with new leadership to boost patients' access to healthcare, Latvia taking over the Presidency of the European Union and a freshly approved...
EFA in Events (January 2015)
Apart from the fantastic launch of a Parliament Interest Group on Access to Healthcare, January was full of opportunities to link up patients with other...
EFA Members news (January 2015)
Patients took the floor in national televisions in January. Allergy UK closely worked with BBC to feature the anxiety of parents of little allergic children...
EFA Annual General Meeting 2015
EFA Board has the pleasure to invite you to the 2015 Annual General Meeting and Network Meeting that will take place on 18-19 May in Málaga...
Málaga
Highlights 2014
This year has been of special important for EFA, not only our membership grew with three new members from Croatia, Ireland and Latvia, but also we welcomed...