Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§290e Congressional declaration of policy

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XX— - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION › § 290e

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The United States will keep and strengthen work with other countries to research major diseases like heart disease and cancer because these illnesses are common, cause serious harm, and slow social and economic progress. Congress asks the World Health Organization to start studies to help improve research and health programs against these and other diseases that affect many people worldwide or are specific to certain regions.

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Title 22, §290e

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The Congress of the United States, recognizing that the diseases of mankind, because of their widespread prevalence, debilitating effects, and heavy toll in human life, constitute a major deterrent to the efforts of many peoples to develop their economic resources and productive capacities, and to improve their living conditions, declares it to be the policy of the United States to continue and strengthen mutual efforts among the nations for research against diseases such as heart disease and cancer. In furtherance of this policy, the Congress invites the World Health Organization to initiate studies looking toward the strengthening of research and related programs against these and other diseases common to mankind or unique to individual regions of the globe.

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22 U.S.C. § 290e

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73