PRINTER'S NO. 2542
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
297
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, PICKETT, SANCHEZ, GALLAGHER, GREINER,
HILL-EVANS, COOK, BRENNAN, GIRAL, MALAGARI, KHAN, NEILSON,
CAUSER, HARKINS, MARSHALL, DALEY, R. MACKENZIE, KAUFFMAN,
BERNSTINE, HADDOCK, KAZEEM, HOWARD AND O'MARA,
JANUARY 31, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 31, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of March 10 through 16, 2024, as "Multiple
Sclerosis Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease of the
central nervous system affecting an estimated 2.3 million
people; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania chapters of the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society report that in this Commonwealth more than
24,000 people are affected by multiple sclerosis; and
WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis generally strikes young adults 20
to 50 years of age, attacking them in the prime of their lives,
and the cause and a cure remain unknown; and
WHEREAS, For 78 years, the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society has been committed to a world free of multiple sclerosis
and to heightening public knowledge and insight about the
disease; and
WHEREAS, Since 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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has been a driving force of multiple sclerosis research,
relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatments and a cure by
investing more than $1 billion in groundbreaking research; and
WHEREAS, Funds raised by the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society provide more than $34 million in funding for more than
320 research projects at the best medical centers, universities
and other institutions throughout the United States and abroad,
which has lead to many breakthroughs in the treatment of
multiple sclerosis; and
WHEREAS, Stopping multiple sclerosis in its tracks, restoring
what has been lost and ending multiple sclerosis forever is the
mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and one that
all Americans and Pennsylvanians should support; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth recognizes the importance of
finding the cause and cure of multiple sclerosis and expresses
its appreciation for the dedication that the Pennsylvania
chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society have shown
toward creating a world free of multiple sclerosis; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of March 10 through 16, 2024, as "Multiple Sclerosis
Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the
residents of this Commonwealth to join in the fight to end this
devastating disease.
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