13 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2010/2089(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
A. conscious of the biological and, socio- economic and cultural differences between men and women, and the resulting differences in their respective health concerns, needs and problems,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas health inequalities appear more often among vulnerable people who are especially dependant on affordable public healthcare of good quality,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. whereas gender and age inequalities in biomedical research and under- representation of women in clinical trials undermine patient care,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B b (new)
Paragraph B b (new)
Bb. whereas women, elderly women and young girls are disproportionately represented in society’s most vulnerable groups and barriers in access to the healthcare system may further exacerbate their vulnerable status and compromise their health outcomes,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B c (new)
Paragraph B c (new)
Bc. whereas tobacco use is rapidly rising among women, particularly young women, with devastating consequences for their future health; and whereas smoking in women is aggravated by multiple disadvantages,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
Paragraph C
C. whereas women usually live longer than men, but suffer from health problemsmore from chronic diseases, disability and loss of quality of life in later lifeyears,
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU and the Member States to include gender mainstreaming and equitable access to healthcare for older men and women in their health policies and programmes;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EU-funded Framework Research programmes and public funding agencies to include a gender impact assessment in their policies and to allow for gathering and analysis of gender and age -specific data;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make adequate access to healthcare for older women a priority for the European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity 2012;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU and the Member States to introduce more targeted health campaigns to encourage and improve access to the early detection of diseases specifically affecting women, such as breast, cervical and ovarian cancer as well as memory diseases, and to target health promotion and prevention messages at the most vulnerable groups of society;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU and Member States to mainstream gender into tobacco control as recommended by the WHO-FCTC and introduce anti-smoking campaigns targeted at young girls and women;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the EU and Member States to take a life-span approach to healthy ageing in order to reduce the burden of chronic diseases and disabilities that burden older women’s quality of life;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that access to healthcare should be open to women regardless of their age and financial, social, linguistic, geographical or cultural status (for example women migrants or refugees);