WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY

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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.