Reducing Healthcare Disparities via Cohesion Policy

by name voted on 08.03.2022

Summary

The report proposes using EU cohesion policy to reduce healthcare inequalities and improve medical cooperation between neighboring countries.

9 08.03.2022

Other

health

economy

human rights

social policy

social security

administrative law

cooperation policy

administrative reform

public administration

Key points

The report identifies significant healthcare inequalities between developed regions and less-developed or rural areas.
It advocates for using cohesion policy to invest in health infrastructure, medical personnel training, and digital health tools.
There is a strong call for a new European action plan specifically focused on mental health.
The document suggests improving cross-border cooperation by removing administrative and legal barriers to patient mobility.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

NI

The Left

Total

Speeches

6 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Othmar KARAS

PPE

4:19 min

11. Announcement of voting results

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Renew

0:18 min

17. Cohesion policy: reducing healthcare disparities and enhancing cross-border health cooperation (short presentation)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on cohesion policy as an instrument to reduce healthcare disparities and enhance cross-border health cooperation Cohesion policy: reducing healthcare disparities and enhancing cross-border health cooperation

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