8 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2017/2576(RSP)
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Council to play a strong political role in thestep up dialogue with neighbouring countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, ensuring that plans for in order to achieve a sustainable transition to domestic funding are in place, so that HIV and TB programmes will bare effective, continued and scaled up after and so that the withdrawal of international donors’ support does not cause them to cease their activities, and to continue to work closely with those countries in ensuring, so as to ensure that they take the responsibility and ownership offor tackling HIV and TB responses;
Amendment 54 #
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and CouncilMember States not only to increase investment in research to achieve effective cures and to develop new tools as well as innovative and patient- centred approaches to fighting these diseases, but also to ensure availability and affordability of these tools and to more effectively address co- infections in particular tuberculosis and viral hepatitis B and C and their complications;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 11
11. Invites Member States to focus HIV testing services to reach key populations in those settings where HIV prevalence is highest, following WHO recommendations;
Amendment 60 #
Paragraph 12
12. Invites Member States to fight effectively against the sexually transmitted infections that increase the risks of contracting HIV;
Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages Member States to makeensure that HIV tests are available free of charge, especially for vulnerable groups, to ensurein order to establish procedures for early detection and to improve reporting of the number of infections, which is important for adequate information and warnings about the disease;
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that in order to improve TB prevention, detection and treatment adherence, the European Commission and Member States needit would be advisable for the Member States, with the help of the Commission, to develop national tuberculosis programs and, ensuring sufficient financial support to strengthen work with communities and vulnerable people through multi-sectoral cooperation, with the inclusion of non-governmental organizations especially in developing countries. Also highlights that financial involvement of all actors in subsidizing treatment for tuberculosis is essential for continuity of TB care, because treatments can be prohibitive due to high costs;
Amendment 73 #
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Council to play a strong political role in ensuring thatmaking sure that account is taken of the link between Anti- Microbial Resistance (AMR) and MDR- TB is reflected in the outcome of the July 2017 G20 Summit in Germany as well as in the new EU Action Plan on AMR that is set to be published in 2017;
Amendment 76 #
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to strengthen and formalize regional collaboration on TB and MDR-TB at the highest political level across the different sectors and build partnerships with upcoming EU Presidencies to continue this work;