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"President Jacques Chirac said that the most intolerable inequality is inequality in health. That is why I voted in favour of this report, which focuses on health and therefore the protection of consumers. Falsified medicinal products are a scourge that has long been ignored. While developing countries are an obvious target, because the cost of legal medicines is often beyond the reach of the majority and the controls are scarcely effective if not indeed non-existent, we are also seeing more and more falsified medicines entering the EU, particularly via the Internet. This is a growing threat to public health and to safety in general, and it exists throughout the world.
The EU must remain vigilant and energetically pursue a purposeful policy against this unacceptable corruption. At present, it is difficult to put a figure on its economic implications, as production has become more industrialised. This is a moral and ethical problem that undermines the credibility and efficacy of health systems. For this reason, the fight against falsified medicines should appeal to the conscience of political leaders around the world."@en1
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