8 Amendments of Janina OCHOJSKA related to 2020/2118(INI)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the economic consequences of the measures taken to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries will exacerbate existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, including a further weakened health infrastructure, food insecurity and education gaps, poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the lockdowns have had a particularly severe impact on persons with physical and intellectual disabilities;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the functioning of food systems and value chains, which are important for the food and nutritional security of their populations, as well as the protection of the most vulnerable rural areas, including indigenous peoples, migrants, and informal and small-scale workers;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the fact that the consequences of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affect the poorest and persons in the most disadvantaged, marginalised and unprotected social categories, including persons with physical and intellectual disabilities, persons with chronic medical conditions, persons with mental health problems and elderly persons, who already have limited or no access to basic hygiene and treatment for their healthcare needs, and have become even more vulnerable due to the pandemic;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. UNotes that refugees and displaced persons are more vulnerable to the consequences of the crisis, as they are often faced with more precarious living conditions and tend to face greater obstacles in accessing basic health services than local populations; urges the Commission to address the specific needs of refugees, upholding the guiding principle of public health networks of leaving no-one behind and refraining from blocking front-line humanitarian workers from having direct contact with the migrants and refugees they serve; stresses the absolute need for equal access to COVID-19 treatment and other health services, vaccination and safety net programmes for all affected people, regardless of nationality, migrant/refugee status, origin, sex, gender identity or any other characteristic;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CUnderlines that the COVID-19 outbreak has exacerbated the persistent problem of medicine shortages globally, with acute consequences in developing countries; calls for the revision of proposed or existing strategies with the aim of further strengthening health systems in partner countries, in particular as regards preparedness for pandemics and the organisation and management of health systems, including the provision of universal healthcare, health monitoring and information, training of medical staff, diagnostic capacity and medicine supply;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to commit to making anti- pandemic vaccines and treatments a global public good, accessible to all;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to envisage more ambitious budget support for the most fragile countries to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and provide access to healthcare while not neglecting existing challenges such as extreme poverty, security, access to quality education and jobs, democracy, equal opportunities and climate change;