Early day motion · EDM 1689 · 17 Jun 2009
WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY
Tabled by Ms Diane Abbott (Labour)
50 signatures
The motion
That this House welcomes the United Nations' designation of 19 June 2009 as World Sickle Cell Day; congratulates the Sickle Cell Society on its 30th anniversary; recognises the achievements made by the society in raising awareness of, and improving care for, sickle cell disease in the UK; notes this recognition of sickle cell disease as both a global public health problem as well as a serious health problem in the UK; and calls on the Government to continue its funding of newborn and antenatal NHS screening for this disease and to increase support for the development of sickle cell care services.
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