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Good health is a fundamental human right, a high priority for citizens and should be recognised as an objective for the European Union. Repeated public opinion surveys across Europe have shown that health is a key concern and that Europeans want health issues recognised in a range of EU activities such as agriculture, trade and environment policies.

The Convention on the future of Europe was responsible for drafting a Constitutional Treaty for the European Union. Specifically Article I-3 of the new draft Treaty lists the objectives of the EU. But protection of human health has not been included as an EU objective.

The Convention’s Working Group on Social Europe recommended the inclusion of public health into Article 3, this was supported by numerous amendments from Convention members, MEPs and public statements by the Greek Presidency of the EU.

Yet the final draft of the Constitutional Treaty produced by the Convention Praesidium has once again left out ’public health’. Why has the Praesdium ignored the clear messages from citizens, MEPs and convention members?

If you think that Europe should be about protecting your health, vote here to send a message to the members of the Convention.

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Date Name Message
15 August 2005
Doncho Donev
2 June 2005
Matthew_Weait
The criminal law is being used in states that are signatories to the European Convention on Human Rights. Such states should ensure that HIV transmission is udnerstood first and foremost as a matter of public health.
18 June 2004
Susanna Palkonen
Over 100 million people in Europe are affected by allergy, asthma and COPD and their prevalence is raising. Concerted European action and regulations for i.e environmental pollution, which causes exarbations for these patients is urgently needed.
31 January 2004
Aires Gameiro
26 November 2003
Pr Gérard Dubois, président Alliance Contre le Tabac
Most of the early deaths (before 65)are du to tobacco, alcohol, accidents and obesity, each factor being linked to products and industries (tobacco, alcohol, cars, food). To only consider these products on an economical point of view is misleading and harmful to public health.
17 October 2003
Pascale Van den Heede-Mental Health Europe-
Without health there is no Europe There is no health without mental health
13 October 2003
Dr. Andreea Lavrov - Center for Health Policies and Services
29 August 2003
Karin Oberdorfer, Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists
Health is a fundamental value for every European citizen, which should be reflected in the EU Constitutional Treaty.
5 August 2003
NIKOLIC BRANKA CEPRO-MED
I am a doctor, Obstetritian/Gynecologyst and I know very well what the health means to each person especially those starting life
8 July 2003
Fata Ibralic, Assotiation for social inclusion persons with mental retardation Tuzla, Basnia and Herzegovina
We want succesfully campagne.
7 July 2003
Algirdas Griskevicius
3 July 2003
Sascha Gabizon, Women in Europe for a Common Future
The protection of the health of Europe’s population and future generation should have precedence over trade and economic interests. This should be a pilar of the convention. Other key issues are the need to promote gender mainstreaming in all policy making of the EU and the need for sustainable development as a key pilar.
Sascha Gabizon , WECF
3 July 2003
Kati Szoke, Soros Foundation Hungary
Health should be identified as a priority for EU policy initiatives.
2 July 2003
Zilvinas Padaiga, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania
2 July 2003
Neil Datta IPPFEN

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1 July 2003 06:53, by Aires Gameiro (psychologist )

> Putting Health into the EU Treaty

I fully agree on putting health objectives into EU Treaty.

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3 July 2003 07:54, by W.E. van Dalen ; STAP ; National Foundation for Alcoholprevention
Health interests weight for many Europeans heavier than econonical interests.

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