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FIFTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY A5/P&B/6
I k May I952 COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME AMD BUDGET
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LAY PUBLICATIONS OF THE SO-CALLED "WONDER" OR "MIRACLE" DRUGS Draft resolution proposed by the Delegations
of the Philippines, Norway and Sweden
The Committee on Programme and Budget may wish to recommend to the Health Assembly adoption of the following resolution:
Having noted the hasty publication, in the lay press, of articles about new drugs, often presented as "wonder" or "miracle" drugs,
Aware that many of these drugs are still under experimental trial, Cognizant of the harmful effects of inadequate treatment, the masking of symptoms and the creation of resistance to future measures or to basic factors of disease control, as a result of the use of these drugs at their present state,
Desirous of protecting the health of all peoples,
INSTRUCTS the Director-General to draw the attention of Member Govern- ments to the desirability of adopting appropriate measures, preferably through their national health administrations, for ensuring that such
publicity may not unduly jeopardize or endanger the health of their peoples who may be misled to believe in a speedy, not yet existing, cure.
The Fifth World Health Assembly
