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One of the main tasks of the European Union is to ensure access for all to fundamental rights. Access to the health system is a right recognised for all citizens of the Union by Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Destitution, poverty and social exclusion are violations of dignity and the European Union prides itself on doing everything in its power to establish this right to health protection wherever disease is due to poverty.
A strong correlation has been established between poverty and the spread of disease. The regulation is a very good tool as with it we will be able to implement a programme of effective measures, in particular by enabling easier access to drugs by making them more affordable. It is essential that the European Union should endeavour to prevent illnesses caused by poverty. These prevention efforts must go hand in hand with treatment and people who are infected need to be supported. It is important to allocate more resources, and the Commission needs to have sufficient trained staff. We also hope to step up research into these diseases in order to find treatments and vaccinations. We should remember that the European Parliament asked in October 2001 for 10% of the Community development cooperation budget to be allocated to health."@en1
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