Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Bilyk and Sterle, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) 4 June to 10 June 2018 was World Haemochromatosis Week,

  (ii) around 1 in 200 people of northern European origin have the genetic risk for haemochromatosis–or inherited iron overload disorder,

  (iii) haemochromatosis is often diagnosed too late, because early symptoms like fatigue and joint pain are often mistaken for other illnesses,

  (iv) haemochromatosis is potentially deadly if left untreated; and

(b) urges all senators and members to raise awareness of haemochromatosis and promote to their constituents the importance of getting their iron levels checked.

Question agreed to.