Professor Adib Rizvi said during the training those students were taught the basic core principles of community service Dr Anwar Naqvi highlighted the importance and the impact generated by the programme. "A healthy society is conducive and imperative for the success and progress of a nation."
In the programme, he said volunteers were detailed about various medical departments by the respective doctors and were also imparted patient care and first aid training. The students were advised to conform to the guidelines set out for patient medical care and were informed about the facilities offered by SIUT OPDS, Radiology, Clinical Laboratory, Dialysis, Transplantation, Lithotripsy and other medical/ surgical services. Under this current batch, 129 students from various schools participated and to date total 3,546 students have been trained.
Madam Kishwer Zehra, Chairperson RGO, conveyed her message that those children were the leaders of the future from whom several Abdul Sattar Edhis and numerous Adib Rizvis would rise, added that human behaviour was a true reflection of a society's virtues and vices. "Community service not only refines the person but also provides solace and peace in life. Though voluntary work, love and empathy are God gifted; training polishes the entire personality."
She informed that during training, the volunteer students while tending to the medical care and needs of the patients become so involved with them that the patients forget about their worries- a fact that should be highly encouraged. She mentioned that some students had devoted more than 2,000 hours of community volunteer services. The ceremony was attended by a large number of parents, teachers and students. Representatives of the student volunteers speaking on this occasion said that due to this programme they had learned how to help others. At the end of the programme the renowned composer Javed Mir and Zainab Imran performed SIUT's song "Aao Milkar Baantain Dukh... Sukh Ki Baat Karain" to the delight of the audience.-PR