4 Amendments of Bolesław G. PIECHA related to 2014/2204(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was officially declared on 22 March 2014 in Guinea, the disease has claimed 6 387 lives in the regionnumber of confirmed or probable deaths in the region has risen to almost 9 0001; __________________ 1WHO data as at 10 December31 January 20145.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the outbreak is the largest ever, and is currently affecting fourthree countries in West Africa (Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and Mali), while outbreaks in Mali, Nigeria and Senegal have been declared to be over, and a separate outbreak in the DRC has also ended; whereas fatalities have also occurred in the United States;
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for educational and informative actions to be taken to raise awareness of symptoms and preventive measures in order to facilitate trust and popular cooperation with anti-Ebola measures, as information and communication constitute an important aspect of the fight against the Ebola outbreak; points out that the situation created in some Member States following the arrival of possible cases of Ebola has shown that a review of the campaign of information and more effective communication iscity of healthcare systems to respond to any outbreaks of the illness and preparations to conduct a campaign of information that does not create widespread panic are needed in Europe;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages taking immediate action to coordinate and strengthen medical research and the production of efficient medicines and vaccines against Ebolaclinical tests aimed at leading to the production and widespread use of safe and effective vaccines against Ebola, as well as the production of modern and effective antiviral drugs, and to carry out scrupulous infection control;