Health officials visit healthcare centre at Girls High School Shambay Ismail in Gwadar

GWADAR: Health Department Chief Planning Officer Naveed Ahmed Raisani and Section Officer Shay Mureed Baloch visited the healthcare centre at Government Girls High School Shambay Ismail. They met the students and asked them questions on various matters. They also reviewed the centre’s activities and its ongoing training programme.

The Health Department officials said the first batch of the centre’s training programme had completed its training. They said this was an important step towards giving the students basic practical skills in the health sector and professional opportunities in the future.

The officials praised the centre’s initiatives. They assured that students who complete the training and receive certificates would be given every possible facility and support, in line with policy, for admission to a nursing teaching hospital and for further professional training.

In her briefing, Headmistress Bilquis Suleman said the programme was running at the school in collaboration with the Education Department Gwadar and UNICEF. She said that under it the students were being given practical training in health and basic medical skills alongside their academic activities. She welcomed the visit of the Health Department officials and described the assurance of further educational and professional opportunities in nursing for the students as welcome.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan