Traduction de «Agence nationale de lutte contre le sida » (Français → Anglais) :

(9 ) The effectiveness of programmes to support national strategies to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria partly depends on the improved co-ordination of aid at both the European and the international level, notably with UN agencies, funds and programmes, including partnerships between the private, public and voluntary sectors , and on the use of procedures tailored to the specific nature of the strategies and partners concerned,

(7) The effectiveness of programmes to support national strategies to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis partly depends on the improved co-ordination of aid at both the European and the international level, notably with UN agencies, funds and programmes, including partnerships between the private, public and voluntary sectors, and on the use of procedures tailored to the specific nature of the strategies and partners concerned,

On the other hand, I have to say how much we regret that the Council and, especially, the Commission, have put us in such a difficult position. They have presented us with a text which, as originally drafted, bypassed Parliament and denied us the right to exercise our responsibilities as a budgetary authority. No account was taken of Parliament’s repeated statements on the need for much more energetic action in the context of a global strategy to fight against poverty, and, in particular, against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. I refer, in particular, to the report by Bashir Khanbhai, who is with us today.

8. Urges the Commission and EU Member States to help developing nations finance the fight against HIV-AIDS - as well as malaria and tuberculosis - by reducing developing countries' debts, since Africa alone pays the world's richest nations annually USD 15 billion in debt repayment whilst the total domestic and international spending on AIDS is just USD 300 million;

The lack of progress in reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis through support to strengthen health systems has brought these diseases to the centre of the development debate and has led, in recent years, to the launch of a series of major initiatives. These include: the International Partnership against AIDS in Africa (IPAA), the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), Roll Back Malaria, the Malaria Medicines Initiative (MMV) and the Stop TB Initiative ...[+++].

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE MINISTERS FOR HEALTH OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL, Having regard to the Treaties establishing the European Communities, Having regard to their common approach to combating AIDS, worked out in 1986 and subsequently expanded (1), Remain concerned by the increase in the AIDS epidemic in the Member States of the Community and by its social, economic, legal and ethical consequences; Recall their conclusions of 16 May 1989 (2) affirming that contamination by drug injection is a major concern of the health authorities; Stress the very considerable efforts made by all Member S ...[+++]tates in the fields of research, treatment and prevention as well as the major endeavour to coordinate research at Community level; Note that, in spite of encouraging progress achieved in research, effective vaccines and treatment will not be widely available for several years; Reiterate the importance of international cooperation, in particular with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Council of Europe; Consider it advisable to reaffirm and specify, for the attention of all European citizens, the principles which should guide them in preventing and combating AIDS; Draw attention also to their conclusions of 15 May 1987 (3) in which they decided to draw up an action and coordination plan for adoption by the Member States and at Community level; Therefore agree to step up the coordination of national and Community projects and promote activities of common interest.