Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-08-Speech-4-117"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Major and neglected diseases in developing countries (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"sk"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050908.16.4-117"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-08-Speech-4-1182
lpv:speaker	lp:Irena Belohorská2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2004-07-20--2007-01-14)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"I would like to thank Mr Bowis for his important report, to which I also proposed several changes and amendments, most of them accepted by the committee. I would like to also thank Mr Bowis for accepting these remarks. I agree with him that aid to developing countries and resolving this problem is a complex issue, but if such aid is to be effective, it needs to be comprehensive and target-oriented. This means not only the need for meticulous statistical calculations of the types of disease and their morbidity, together with their expected rates of spread, but also proposed solutions as set out in his report. The diseases at issue are those which, if ignored at the outset as it was the case, for instance, with HIV infections, may spread throughout the world. The fact that we have taken the lesson was evident in the rapid and effective reaction to SARS and bird flu. We in Europe cannot afford to sleep quietly, reassured by the fact that we have resolved the problem of tuberculosis thanks to the availability of drugs and diagnostic capabilities that allow us to effectively prevent the disease, when we know that countless children in Africa are dying of the disease every day. When I spoke of comprehensive aid, I also had in mind the supply of drinking water in developing countries, since its shortage directly contributes to the emergence and spread of certain diseases. I also had in mind educational programmes for children and young people concerning, for example, the issue of reproductive health, sex education and hygiene. Within the framework of this aid it is also important to provide guarantees, including financial incentives for pharmaceutical companies that stopped manufacturing certain drugs for tackling diseases of poor people, since there was no one to pay for them. Last but not least, it is necessary to ensure better conditions, in particular safety, for health workers who provide assistance in these regions."@en1

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