Det er afgørende at reducere størrelsen af de eksisterende uligheder, der udgør en fare for EU's tilsagn med hensyn til solidaritet, social og økonomisk samhørighed, menneskerettigheder og ligestilling, hvilket er grunden til, at dette er et af de prioriterede initiativer i EU's sundhedsstrategi for 2008-2013.
It is essential to reduce the size of the existing disparities, which jeopardise the commitments made by the EU with regard to solidarity, social and economic cohesion, human rights and equality of opportunity, as a result of which this is one of the priority actions within the 2008-2013 EU strategy for health.