26 Amendments of Aurélia BEIGNEUX related to 2023/2075(INI)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas premature deaths as a result of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases account for 68 % of all premature deaths in Europe; whereas other NCDs include mental and neurological disorders, kidney diseases, liver diseases, oral diseases, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and, endometriosis among other condind myocardial infarctions;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas NCDs account for the largest share of countries’ healthcare expenditures, costing EU economies and whereas workers suffering from NCDs are expected to lose potential productive years of output worth EUR 115 billion per year, or 0.8 % of GDP annually as well as entailing other societal costs such as loss of productivity and workforce; whereas in 2018, no more than 2.8 % of total health expenditure in the EU was spent on prevention, whereas the costs of treating NCDs remains high5; _________________ 5 European Commission, ‘Healthier together – EU non-communicable diseases initiative’, p. 15, June 2022.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the repercussions of NCDs go beyond individual health to affect the whole economy and social fabric; whereas it is imperative to take global measures on the various issues pertaining to NCDs;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the economic effects of NCDs manifest themselves in the loss of potential years of productive life; whereas this has an impact on part of the economy of the Member States;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas most NCDs are impacted by environmental risk factors such as air pollution;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas people with one or more NCDs were one of the population cohorts most severely affected during the COVID- 19 pandemic;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas antimicrobial resistance (AMR) significantly disrupts medical procedures such as surgical procedures, dental implants, cancer treatments and organ transplants ; whereas AMR also makes it more difficult to manage prevalent NCDs, including cardiovascular disease, dementia and tumours;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas one cargo ship produces as much fine particle pollution as all of the cars in France and there are thousands of them sailing around the world as a result of unfettered free trade; whereas this widespread pollution harms air and water quality, and ultimately Europe's citizens;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
Paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges that the harmful use of alcohol is a risk factor for multiple NCDs and underlines that the lower the amount of alcohol consumed, the lower the risk is of developing NCDs14; stresses the importance of good-qualitty preventive measures in the Member States, especially for young people; _________________ 14 Global burden of disease 2016 Alcohol Collaborators, ‘Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories,1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016’, 23 Augusaoût 2018.
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point a
Paragraph 7 – point a
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Notes that an unhealthy diet is one of the major risk factors for NCDs, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, oral and dental diseases and other conditions linked to obesity15; acknowledges that obesity is considered a risk factor for several NCDs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to: _________________ 15 World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, ‘Noncommunicable diseases’.
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
aa. Place limits on advertising for ultra-processed foods, particularly those intended for children and adolescents, and encourage the compulsory labelling of foodstuffs on the front of packaging, with details of the processing used to make them;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to improve physical and sporting activities in schools in order to reduce the risk of NCDs; stresses that physical tests (in respect of sport) should be carried out to detect various risk factors in children;
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy and transport sectorssuch as nulear energy and to ensure a shift towards sustainable and local food systems;
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to limit the expansion of globalisation which is pushing maritime freight cargo towards seas and oceans; calls, therefore, on the Commission to call into question the many free trade agreements;
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 543 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of preventing non-communicable diseases and of early intervention by medical services; recognises that many non- communicable diseases set in from a very young age and that it is important to invest in strategies and programmes to foster children's healthy development and growth, from infancy and their first years of life; calls, therefore, on the Member States to revise their health systems to take better account of early interventions;
Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the importance of identifying people with a high risk of developing NCDs and diagnosing people as early as possible to improve disease management, prevent complications and save downstream costs for healthcare systems and calls for fair, accessible self- management tools to be set up;
Amendment 623 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that nurses, doctors, general practitioners, dental health professionals and other primary care professionals have a significant role in referring patients for diagnostic tests and treating NCDs; encourages the Member States to offer training to healthcare professionals to better identify high-risk individuals and treat NCDs;
Amendment 675 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Invites the Commission to publish a study on the current state of affairs in respect of and the impact of the shortage of health-care workers in the European Union;
Amendment 684 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19a. Considers that health-care systems need to focus research on the early detection of NCDs, as well as overall improvements in the management of these various diseases;
Amendment 722 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the urgent need to combat regional disparities in access to health care by striving to ensure availability of quality NCD management on an equitable basis in different geographical areas within Member States with a view to eradicating medical deserts;
Amendment 755 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes public-private partnerships as a way of strengthening innovation in healthcare; highlights the European Health Innovation Collaborative, which promotes entrepreneurship and innovation in the healthcare sector and brings together academia, research, and industry to foster collaboration and investment in health technologies; encourages the Commission and the Member States to foster and accelerate public-private partnerships while putting public interests first; underlines the fact that public health is a common good to be defended;
Amendment 779 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the limits of dependence on third countries for medicines; proposes redoubling EU efforts to solve the problem of medicine shortages, encouraging the relocation of production facilities and specifically examining shortages of generic medicines;
Amendment 805 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to establish five EU NCD partnerships: ‘beating NCDs – children’, ‘beating NCDs – young people, ‘beating NCDs – adults’, ‘beating NCDs – elderly people’ and ‘beating NCDs – vulnerable groups’; believes that such partnerships should bring together Member States and national authorities to draft roadmaps and innovative proposals to ensure effective and targeted actions against NCDs; invites, however, the Member States to establish a strategy tailored to suit their own population which, rather than compartmentalising care, uses a comprehensive approach with a view to ensuring better patient care;