13 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2014/2204(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas by 14 April 2015 more than 10 699 had died in the epidemic in the three countries concerned and whereas economic growthand social development in those countries has been severely affected by the health crisis;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the importance of culture and traditional customs in the management of the Ebola crisis[1] ; [1] Customs which, for example, prohibit the burning of dead bodies.
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas women and children were in a more vulnerable situation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the safety of caregivers is essential for the international mobilisation of health workers;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas it is essential to set up robust health systems, including mutualisation of risks, in all developing countries;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the heads ofall parties concerned, particularly governments of developing countries, European institutions and international organisations, to learn from this situation and to develop effective means of dealing with international health crises;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that, once emergency assistance is no longer required, the EU response should focus first on development assistance, which will need to include investment in the health and other sectorssector to promote resilience and then on the assistance that is essential in order to get the three countries' economies back on their feet;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of a European rapid response capability comprising experts, laboratory support staff, epidemiologists and logistics facilities, including mobile laboratories, that can be deployed extremely swiftly; draws attention in particular to the contribution the EU can make to screening at land and maritime borders and to the fact that the Union could seek to emulate and benefit from the level of excellence achieved by the US health authorities in screening at airports;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of strengthening protection and rapid evacuation systems for international health workers;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the crucial importance of prevention and information campaigns in managing the crisis, in particular in order to limit contamination;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges all parties concerned to promote health training among the public by focusing on the issue of traditional customs that are incompatible with the fight against the spread of the disease among the population;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls for all epidemiological crisis prevention and management programmes to pay special attention to women and children;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission to submit as soon as possible a programme for establishing universal health cover, which will guarantee the mutualisation of health risks;