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"I voted for this excellent report but deeply regret the lack of final agreement on the budget allocation.
These diseases are major killers but they need not be. Three things are needed to change the situation, as the report makes clear. Firstly, clean water and sound nutrition. The EU must ensure that its agricultural subsidies and trade practices do not undermine local food production. Secondly, investment in the necessary infrastructure to deliver healthcare. All Member States must change the balance of the IMF and World Bank to ensure that any financial restructuring does not threaten public funding for healthcare and education, which are closely linked. Thirdly, drug treatment must be accessible and affordable: we must keep the pressure on the USA to stick to the agreements made on TRIPS, patent rights, production and differential pricing.
We need to increase our funding to ensure that people can survive these diseases. The devastation caused by HIV/AIDS is well-known but TB is increasing and malaria remains endemic. The necessary measure to combat these diseases would lead to an overall lifting of the quality of life for some of the world's poorest people. I support the rapporteur and his efforts to increase new funding."@en1
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