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"Mr President, the treat posed by avian influenza leads me to raise the issue of responsibility for public health in this House. After all, public health was meant to be one of the main priorities for the European Union. It would appear that the Commission simply wishes to govern with no regard for solidarity and responsibility, and that it is more concerned about protecting birds than about protecting people. Europe is once again splitting into two parts. On the one hand there is the rich half, busily stockpiling supplies of antiviral medicinal products, and on the other hand the poor half that can only afford small amounts of such products. Coordinating their supply to the whole Union would certainly lead to price reductions, whereas producers and smugglers eager to make their fortunes at the expense of human health are the only ones to benefit from decentralisation of the purchase of Tamiflu and vaccines. The legal situation regarding patents for Oseltamivir and other neuraminidase inhibitors and their recognition as antiretrovirals should also be standardised across the Union. At present it seems that prolonging the lives of people affected by HIV and AIDS is more important than preventing deaths from other causes."@en1

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