DECISION ON THE PROPOSAL ON SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA
The Assembly:
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report;
2. COMMENDS Burkina Faso, Senegal and Congo for their initiative;
3. RECOGNIZES that the proper management of Sickle-Cell Anaemia will contribute to an appreciable decrease in mortality from Malaria and the risk of HIV infection;
4. CALLS ON the International Community to search for the best treatment for this disease, which necessitates lifelong treatment;
5. SUPPORTS the inclusion of Sickle-Cell Anaemia, a genetic disease, in the list of public health priorities, at the next session of the World Health Assembly;
6. REQUESTS Burkina Faso, the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Senegal, in consultation with the Chairperson of the Commission, to take the necessary steps to this end, and submit a report to it at its next session.