Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: China is suffering a serious shortage of human organ donations as many Chinese believe that their body are their parents' flesh and blood and few are willing to donate their organs after death. According to a recent report, about 1.5 million patients in China need organ transplants each year, but only around 10,000 operations can be carried out due to organ shortages.

suffering