A patient-led session at the European Health Forum Gastein 2025 will highlight urgent policy priorities to reduce Europe’s lung health inequalities, focusing on prevention, early diagnosis, and stronger care across all ages. Respiratory diseases affect over 82 million Europeans, cost €1.4 trillion annually, and remain the sixth leading cause of death. A new WHO Europe […]
Lung health has taken a step forward on the EU political agenda. For the first time, the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health (SANT) held a dedicated hearing on lung health, signalling growing recognition of its importance as a European public health priority. The discussion focused on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), one of the […]
The MEP Lung Health Group will host the presentation of the new publication, “#KeepBreathing: A vision for EU action on lung health 2024-2029”. Panellists and participants will discuss avenues for a sustained, focused and achievable EU action to improve lung health and respiratory disease care in Europe.
You can find the event report and full recording here. On February 8 from 14:00 to 15:15 CET, the MEP Lung Health Group is organising the virtual event ‘Improving lung health through the future European Health Data Space’. The event is hosted by the Group members Co-Chair MEPs Manuel Pizarro (S&D – Portugal) and Sara […]
On June 29, the MEP Lung Health Group and the MEPs Against Cancer organised a joint policy dialogue to inform aboutthe lessons learnt from the Implementation of Tobacco Products Directive. During the event, policy makers shared recommendations for its imminent Revision, highlighting the need forstrong regulation on novel tobacco products to protect the European youth as well as the need to consider the scientific community’s guidance on compliance. Read More
To mark World Pulmonary Hypertension Day, on May 5the MEP Lung Health Group organised a virtual event on April 21 to bring to the attention of the European Parliament the needs rising from the complex nature of rare diseases. The event featured scientific developments, research initiatives and PH patient testimonies, and it was combined with a roundtable discussion with clinicians, high policy level representatives and patient representatives. Read More
To mark World Tuberculosis Day, the MEP Lung Health Group will host an event at the European Parliament on March 24th to discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from COVID-19 and the immunization campaigns, as well astheir impact on TB research and development, prevention, diagnostics, and treatment measures. Read More
We are pleased to share the details of an upcoming MEP lung health group event, ‘Towards a European Health Union – BREATHE Vision for the future’, which will take place virtually on 27 January, 2021 from 10:00–11:15 CET. We are pleased to share the details of an upcoming MEP lung health group event, ‘Towards a […]
