Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-01-Speech-3-143"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:World Aids Day2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041201.14.3-143"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-01-Speech-3-1442
lpv:speaker	lp:Anders Wijkman2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DEVE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Kristdemokraterna (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I well remember when the HIV epidemic began to spread in the 1980s. Even then, there were prognoses that the spread of the epidemic could be as serious as the situation is today in parts of the world, especially in Africa. Such prognoses were, however, dismissed at that time as mere prophesies of doom. As a result, the world closed its eyes for a long time – in fact, for too long – to the seriousness of the epidemic and did too little in terms of developing effective programmes of prevention, including contraceptive advice, of developing health care for the sick and of supporting research into more effective medicines and an effective vaccine. Now, the world has finally woken up, but efforts at prevention are still insufficient. If we do not do more than we are doing at present to prevent the spread of the epidemic, it will, according to experts, not reach its biological culmination until 2060. I dare not think of what the consequences would be in terms of human suffering and economic and social crisis. Let us consider this resolution as a powerful exhortation to decision-makers the world over, and especially to the European Commission and to the governments of the Member States, to give still greater priority to continuing to combat this epidemic in the future. This will require us to set aside considerably more resources, both for our own HIV programme and for the global fund. If we do not do so, the consequences will be disastrous from humanitarian, economic and social points of view and also from the perspective of security and stability. The Commission has made a superhuman effort in recent years in its strategy to combat HIV but, just like Mr Bowis and Mrs Van Lancker, I think that we need to take far more ambitious steps in the future."@en1

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