European Lung Health Group priorities on the EU Health Package

05 March 2026

The European Lung Health Group, a coalition of nine groups representing patients and healthcare professionals in the area of lung health, supports the European Commission’s recent health initiatives under the EU  ‘Health Package’ . The package reflects stakeholder input, including from patients, and could improve access to care and innovation for respiratory patients. ELHG stresses […]

Joint Statement: European Lung Health Group welcomes the EU Council recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments and calls for its prompt implementation by Member States

05 December 2024

We, the undersigned organisations of the European Lung Health Group representing patients and healthcare professionals in the area of lung health, warmly welcome the adoption of the updated Council recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments, on 3 December. Tobacco is one of the top causes of preventable mortality and disease in the European Union. It […]

Joint Statement: European lung health collaboration calls for frontline workers and lung disease patients to be prioritised in EU’s COVID-19 vaccines roll out

21 December 2021

December 21st 2020 – COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the respiratory community. The newly formed European lung health collaboration welcomes the tremendous efforts made in the development of safe vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and celebrates the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval of the first vaccine for COVID-19. The announcement gives […]

Statement addressing the 71th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe

14 September 2021

European Federation of Allergies and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA) on behalf of the European Lung Health Group (ELHG)