Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-28-Speech-3-196"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011128.11.3-196"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-28-Speech-3-1972
lpv:speaker	lp:Fodé Sylla2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Indépendant (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, we are faced with an unprecedented human catastrophe. According to the WHO report published today, 40 million people have so far become HIV positive and 3 million will die before the end of this year. It is clear that the majority of the people affected by this disease live in Sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS is not just a crisis in terms of human health; it also constitutes an ecological and economic disaster. The WHO predicts that the least developed countries will lose a fifth of their GNP between now and 2010 because of the disease. In countries like Zambia, one million children will die. The funds announced may appear to be substantial, but as my fellow Member said a moment ago, some questions remain to be answered. Who will manage these funds? Will the money really reach the people in the greatest need, for whom it was intended? As we are all aware, work to combat these diseases must involve the provision of infrastructures such as dispensaries, social support structures and doctors. This cannot be done when we have diktats from the IMF and the World Bank which do not allow us to employ civil servants and doctors. Once again Mr President, I would like to call for the cancellation of Third World debt and for this money to be allocated to education, prevention and health. This is the right way to combat AIDS in the long term. I would like to finish by saying that we can no longer tolerate the arrogant attitude the pharmaceutical industry adopted last year in relation to certain countries. This is totally unacceptable. We know that pregnant women who are given AZT give birth to healthy babies. I hope this arrogance will cease once and for all."@en1

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