9 Amendments of Álvaro AMARO related to 2021/2100(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the remoteness of the outermost regions from the European mainland, reinforced by their insularity or even double insularity (in the case of archipelagos), low population density and fragile economies, impacts on the healthcare provided by these regions;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to pay closer attention to the healthcare provided in various regions of the European Union, and has exposed the weaknesses of many health services, particularly those in the outermost regions, remote regions and regions with low population density;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that certain less- developed regions, particularly rural regions and areas with low population density, are a long way from uniformly matching the standards of healthcare provision available in more developed parts of the EU, and that convergence in this sense is unlikely to be achieved without help at EU level, particularly through its cohesion policy;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Suggests that the European Commission create a European Health Advisory Board, involving national, regional and local government authorities and other stakeholders, with the aim of promoting better use of European funds and working to develop effective and harmonised responses to common public health issues;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that transport costs are one of the reasons for the rising price of medicines and clinical equipment for hospitals and health centres in the outermost regions, remote regions and regions with low population density, which also have to cope with long delivery times, meaning that regional health services need to have more capacity to store large amounts of stock and avoid shortages; considers, therefore, that Europe should develop a response to these issues;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Highlights the importance of mobilising European funds in order to invest more in disease prevention, promotion of healthy lifestyles and active ageing to prevent early pressure on health systems; stresses the importance of supporting campaigns to raise public awareness, particularly among young people, of the benefits of adopting healthy lifestyles, and the importance of supporting the development of screening programmes for the early detection of serious diseases;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, in order to overcome the major obstacles that exist in terms of equality of access to healthcare in rural areas, wide use should be made of advanced technologies, such as e-Health, as an integral part of the ‘smart villages’ concept11, with the goal of improving access to healthcare and increasing efficiency and quality; highlights, in this respect, the need to guarantee high-speed internet access in rural and remote areas, promote digital literacy among all age groups in those areas, and equip their health services with the resources needed to ensure effective online healthcare and store clinical data in a secure and harmonised manner; _________________ 11 https://enrd.ec.europa.eu/enrd-thematic- work/smart-and-competitive-rural- areas/smart-villages_en.
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for bold cohesion policy measures, in accordance with the legal provisions in force in the EU, in order to attempt to mitigate the lack of healthcare workers in rural areas, in particular by helping workers and their families to settle, providing opportunities for continuing vocational training and specialisation, and ensuring good working conditions, and aimed at motivating them to commence or resume practice there;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the use of cohesion policy funds to improve the working conditions of the health workforce in order to facilitate retention strategies for the healthcare workforce in less-developed regions and areas with low population density and less economic wealth;