Mr Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that World Kidney Day is celebrated annually on March 8;
2) further notes that World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology, ISN, and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations, IFKF;
3) acknowledges that the 2012 campaign will focus on the positive outcome of kidney transplantation and the life-saving aspect of organ donation;
4) further acknowledges that more than 5% of the adult population have some form of kidney damage and every year millions die prematurely of cardiovascular diseases linked to chronic kidney diseases, CKD;
5) calls on everyone to check if they are at risk of developing kidney disease and encourages more people to take a simple kidney function test.
Agreed to.