Hon Deputy Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the House I shall move on behalf of the ANC:
That the Council-
1. notes that-
the 14 November notes marks World Diabetes Day which is part of the campaign that is led by the International Diabetes Federation and its member association around the world, including the American Diabetes Association, the Diabetes UK, Diabetes Australia, the Canadian Diabetes Association, Diabetes South Africa, Diabetes New Zealand
and the Diabetic Association of India to raise awareness about the deadly effect of diabetes.
2. further note that-
statistics from the International Diabetes Federation, the World Health Organisation and the Centre for Disease Control reveal that, worldwide over 415 million people are diabetic. Every six seconds, a person dies from diabetic related causes. Every 10 seconds, two people develop diabetes and every 30 seconds a lower limb is amputated worldwide due to diabetes.
3. enjoins the Council-
to debate the deadly impact of diabetes in South Africa and measures that are geared towards raising towards awareness about this silent killer. I so move.