Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that August is National Organ Donor Month;
2) further notes that organ transplantation is now a highly successful procedure and it is considered routine surgical practice for treating many chronic diseases;
3) acknowledges that over the past 50 years, surgeons have made great strides in kidney, liver, heart or lung transplantation and at least 21 different organs, including hearts, livers and kidneys, and tissues, including corneas and bone marrow can now be successfully transplanted into patients;
4) further acknowledges that South Africa is a world leader in the field of organ transplantation;
5) observes that the number of patients waiting for transplants continues to increase as there is a serious shortage of potential donors; and
6) encourages all South Africans to consider offering the gift of life through organ donation.
Agreed to.