Students are the pillars of future and if they are guided in their tender age with a view to improving society, then the coming future shall be brighter and we would be able to say that as a nation we are life savers not takers, said Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) Director Dr Adibul Hasan Rizvi.
Rizvi was addressing the certificate awarding ceremony of the 26th batch of student volunteer programme, organised by the SIUT’s Resource Generation and Outreach Department.
He said that students have always played a vital role in the promotion of community service in the society, and that they ought to dedicate their altruistic community services as a priority of their lives.
Commenting on the training programme, he said that programmes of such nature enlighten the students’ sense of responsibilities and roles in life. “The effort of helping out humanity is reflected by the glow of happiness on students’ faces due to the sense of achievement.” SIUT’s core philosophy of serving humanity invigorates the thought process of selflessness among the students, he reiterated.
Reminding the students of their moral duties, he urged them to remember that they are the representatives of a philanthropic society, as this is a great responsibility on their shoulders. He also advised them to search for newer horizons in the field of social service. He also paid a lot of tributes to the parents and the teachers.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Anwar Naqvi informed the participants that the volunteer programme of SIUT is an inspiration for students to come forward and implement this learning in their daily life. “The participants were provided with first aid training, while they also helped the staff members of the SIUT in providing non-medical nursing services to the patients,” he added.
He also praised the enthusiasm shown by the young volunteers during the training, and said that 118 students completed 30 hours of training, in which they assisted parents, nurses and helped the patients in different wards. “The volunteers were also briefed about SIUT’s out-patient departments, radiology, clinical laboratory, dialysis, lithotripsy, transplantation and other medical/surgical facilities.”
So far, 2,516 students have been trained in this programme since its inception, Naqvi said. He hoped that the participants would follow this code of service throughout their lives. “The concept of public service would be propagated in the society through these volunteers and it shall flourish.”
The student representative said on the occasion that this programme has given them a new dimension in life and instilled in them a deep sense of human suffering and the services that could be provided to them.
The ceremony was attended by a large number of parents, teachers and students. Renowned composer Javed Mir and Zainab Imran concluded the ceremony by performing SIUT’s song: “Aao milkar baantein dukh, sukh ki baat karein”, which was much admired by the participants.