Activities of Charles GOERENS related to 2023/2075(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on non-communicable diseases
Amendments (7)
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas SDG target 3.4 on non- communicable diseases and mental health seeks to reduce by 2030 by one third the premature mortality rate from non- communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and to promote mental health and well-being;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas non-communicable diseases are linked to poverty, as they impede poverty reduction initiatives by increasing the share of household costs for health care; whereas treatments of non-communicable diseases tend to involve long-term treatment that can be hard to access to and have a significant impact on household economy;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas low- and middle-income countries’ health systems focus on acute illness because of their weaknesses; whereas, as a result, the patient's journey is often characterised by gaps, whether at the diagnostic phase, treatment or lack of adherence to therapy; whereas prevention aspects are often missing in those systems;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas non-communicable disease-related health misinformation is a growing concern as more and more individuals obtain their health information from new media such as search engines or social media platforms; whereas, while increased access to information on health issues can be seen as generally positive, the spread of inaccurate medical information is problematic and can lead to harmful lifestyle or dietary choices, self- medication, the abandonment of medical treatment and incorrect diagnoses;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. (new) reminds that the priority 2 of the European Global Health Strategy is to "strengthen health systems and advance universal health coverage"; insists that particular attention should therefore be put on prevention, diagnostic and community-centred approaches that can facilitate those aspects;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. (new) highlights that the fight against stigma is also an important component of the fight against non- communicable diseases, which is particularly critical for mental health issues, which are part of non- communicable diseases; reminds that stigmas lead to non disclosure or concealment of conditions, which are often related to a concern related to reduced work, employment opportunities but also social isolation;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. (new) reminds the scale of the problem of health misinformation and the potential danger to human lives that has become apparent with the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Commission to support projects, tools and policies that seeks to fight the health misinformation topic;