WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1978/96 by Freddy BLAK to the Commission. AIDS, the most common cause of death
Date: 1996-07-17
Institutions: BLAK, European Parliament
Subjects: AIDS, dissemination of information, health education, health policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1978/96 by Freddy BLAK to the Commission. AIDS, the most common cause of death  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0058 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1978/96 by Freddy Blak (PSE) to the Commission (17 July 1996)Subject: AIDS, the most common cause of deathAIDS is the most common cause of death amongst young men in Copenhagen, and the city council is increasingly experiencing problems in coping with the financial pressures it faces as a result.Information and education are vital in the battle against this deadly disease. Will the Commission therefore state what information and education initiatives it has supported in the Member States in relation to AIDS?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (10 September 1996)On 4 June 1991, the Council and the Member States' Ministers for Health adopted a plan of action, running from 1991 to 1993, in the framework of the 'Europe against AIDS' programme ((Decision 91/317/EEC: OJ L 175, 4.7.1991. )). This action plan was subsequently extended until the end of 1995 by a Parliament and Council Decision ((Decision 1729/95/EC: OJ L 168, 18.7.1995. )).In this context, steps were taken to provide young people with health education and information on the subject of AIDS; the Honourable Member should refer to the various reports on the activities undertaken, which have been presented by the Commission to the Council, namely: the report covering 1991 and 1992 ((COM(93) 42 final. )), the report for 1993 ((COM(94) 525 final. )) and the report for 1994 ((COM(95) 521 final. )). The report covering 1995 is in the pipeline.In view of the need to safeguard and develop the investment made under previous action plans and bearing in mind that, in order to stem the spread of AIDS, it is of paramount importance that steps be taken to inform the general public and to provide information to children and adolescents within a general context of information on hygiene, sexuality and health education, Parliament and the Council adopted, on 29 March 1996, a programme of Community action on the prevention of AIDS and certain other communicable diseases (1996-2000) ((Decision 647/96/EC: OJ L 95, 16.4.1996. )); under this programme, a number of measures are to be taken with the aim of preventing transmission of the HIV virus and certain other communicable diseases, thereby raising awareness and improving the provision of information and education for young people.Accordingly, the Commission may, in agreement with the committee set up to assist it, support projects which are in line with the programme's objectives, with the emphasis on enhancing information and education for the general public and providing added value at Community level.An interim report, and a final report on completion of the programme, will be submitted to Parliament and the Council by the Commission.The Commission would ask the Honourable Member to refer to the above reports for details of AIDS-related education and information initiatives which have already received Commission support in the Member States during the period 1991 to 1995 and which will continue to benefit from such support within the framework of the programme for prevention of AIDS and other communicable diseases adopted on 29 March 1996.