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| 2019 -- S 0870 Enacted 05/09/2019 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| COMMEMORATING "WORLD LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ON MAY 10, 2019 |
| Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Lombardi, Metts, Algiere, and Pearson |
| Date Introduced: May 09, 2019 |
| WHEREAS, Lupus is a serious and incurable autoimmune disease that can cause life- |
| threatening damage to any organ in the body; and |
| WHEREAS, Lupus is a global health problem that affects millions of young women, men |
| and children of all nationalities, races, ethnicities, genders and ages worldwide; and |
| WHEREAS, Many physicians worldwide are unaware of symptoms and health effects of |
| Lupus, causing people with Lupus to suffer many years before they obtain a correct diagnosis and |
| medical treatment; and |
| WHEREAS, Medical research efforts into Lupus and the discovery and development of |
| safer, more effective treatments for Lupus patients are under-funded in comparison with diseases |
| of similar magnitude and severity; and |
| WHEREAS, People with Lupus will face a lifetime of living with the unpredictable and |
| life-changing health effects of this disease; and |
| WHEREAS, There is a deep, unmet need worldwide to educate and support individuals |
| and families affected by Lupus; and |
| WHEREAS, There is an urgent need to increase awareness in communities worldwide of |
| the devastating impact of Lupus; and |
| WHEREAS, World Lupus Day is the day on which Lupus organizations around the globe |
| call for increases in public and private sector funding for medical research on Lupus, targeted |
| education programs for health professionals, patients and the public, and worldwide recognition |
| of Lupus as a significant health issue; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| hereby commemorates "World Lupus Day" in the State of Rhode Island on May 10, 2019; and be |
| it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Aida Crosson, Rhode Island Ambassador, |
| Lupus Foundation of New England. |
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