European Economic
and Social Committee
European Economic
and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
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The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
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The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
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The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
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Waqt il-konferenza tiegħu f’Bilbao fl-10-11 ta’ Ottubru 2023, il-KESE għamel appell qawwi fejn ħeġġeġ lill-Unjoni Ewropea biex tniedi pjan ta’ azzjoni Ewropew għall-ġlieda kontra l-mard rari.
L-għan ewlieni huwa li tiżdied il-kooperazzjoni bejn is-sistemi nazzjonali tas-saħħa biex jiġu pprovduti dijanjożi, trattament u kura aħjar lill-pazjenti b’mard rari.
Il-mard rari joħloq problema serja fl-Istati Membri kollha tal-UE; l-Unjoni Ewropea tas-Saħħa naxxenti jista’ jkollha rwol ewlieni fl-indirizzar tagħhom.
Fil-prattika, il-mard rari huma inqas rari milli naħsbu. Iċ-ċifri huma allarmanti: bħalissa, hemm ’il fuq minn 7000 marda rari li jaffettwaw 8 % tal-popolazzjoni tal-UE, madwar 36 miljun ruħ.
Il-konferenza kienet organizzata mis-Sezzjoni għat-Trasport, l-Enerġija, l-Infrastruttura u s-Soċjetà tal-Informazzjoni u laqqgħet flimkien 50 kelliem, 45 membru tal-KESE, id-Direttur Ġenerali għas-Saħħa u s-Sikurezza Alimentari tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea, 3 Membri tal-Parlament Ewropew u madwar 550 parteċipant mill-Ewropa kollha.
“L-Unjoni Ewropea tas-Saħħa li qed nibnu trid tħares u tieħu ħsieb kull ċittadin. Għandna d-dmir li nappoġġjaw lin-nies li jgħixu b’mard rari u lill-familji tagħhom. L-isforzi tagħna se jkomplu jagħmlu differenza għal dawk kollha fil-bżonn," qalet Stella Kyriakides, il-Kummissarju Ewropew għas-Saħħa u s-Sikurezza Alimentari.
“Il-fatt huwa li l-‘mard rari’ mhu rari xejn. Huwa sfida pan-Ewropea li teħtieġ soluzzjoni pan-Ewropea," tenna Oliver Röpke, President tal-KESE, u Baiba Miltoviča, President tas-Sezzjoni TEN, żiedet tgħid: “Neħtieġu pjan ta’ azzjoni Ewropew biex il-pazjenti b’mard rari jkunu jistgħu jiġu kkurati fl-aktar Stat Membru adegwat tal-UE: dawn jixirqilhom l-aħjar attenzjoni, irrispettivament minn fejn tkun disponibbli l-kura fl-Ewropa.” (mp)