# Ebola crisis: long-term lessons and how to strengthen health systems in developing countries to prevent future crises

European Parliament procedure 2014/2204(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee DEVE / ENVI / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 395 committee amendments tabled by 55 Members between 2015-02-06 and 2015-05-28.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on long-term lessons from the Ebola crisis and strengthening health systems in developing countries. The amendments cite the WHO, the epidemic in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, shortcomings in health and education systems, the disproportionate effect on women, healthcare workers' deaths, NGOs such as Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Red Cross, and structural adjustment programmes imposed by the IMF and World Bank.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norbert NEUSER | Germany | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96844.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |
| Maurice PONGA | France | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96931.md |
| Louis ALIOT | France | ENF | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/30190.md |
| Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN | Germany | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112788.md |
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ | Spain | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125041.md |
| Gilles PARGNEAUX | France | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96948.md |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37312.md |
| Tibor SZANYI | Hungary | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124703.md |
| Stefan ECK | Germany | GUE/NGL | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124863.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |

## Official source documents

- PE549.158: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-549158_EN.pdf
- PE549.175: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-549175_EN.pdf
- PE549.196: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-549196_EN.pdf
- PE557.184: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-557184_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2204-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2204-INI.json

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