World Lupus DayPROCLAMATION
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
WORLD LUPUS DAY
WHEREAS, lupus is an autoimmune disease that can cause severe damage to the tissue and organs in
the body and, in some cases, death; and
WHEREAS, more than five million people worldwide suffer the devastating effects of this disease and
each year over a hundred thousand young women, men and children are newly diagnosed with lupus,
the great majority of whom are women of childbearing age; and
WHEREAS, medical research efforts into lupus and the discovery of safer, more effective treatments
for lupus patients are under - funded in comparison with diseases of comparable magnitude and severity;
and
WHEREAS, many physicians worldwide are unaware of symptoms and health effects of lupus,
causing people with lupus to suffer for many years before they obtain a correct diagnosis and medical
treatment; 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
debilitating impact of lupus; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert A. Gebbia, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the
Village of North Palm Beach, do hereby proclaim May 10, 2015 as
WORLD LUPUS DAY
in the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida; 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 public health issue.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Village of North
Palm Beach to be affixed this 14th day of April,,YY 5