Karachi, August 31, 2023 (PPI-OT): Students of Grade 9 from The World Academy school visited the Pediatric Unit at the Indus Hospital, Korangi Campus in Karachi. The World Academy as IHHN’s Indus Yaqeen Program partnered for their ninth-grade students in collaboration with IHHN’s Youth Volunteer Program Indus Yaqeen. Indus Yaqeen works to make the youth of Pakistan part of IHHN’s mission of providing free-of-cost quality health care to the underserved citizens of the country based on the belief that youth have great potential to bring about change.
The World Academy school organized a community service visit of the Grade 9 students to the Indus Hospital, Korangi Campus, Karachi under the partnership mandate between TWA and IHHN’s Indus Yaqeen – Youth Volunteer Program.
The visit started with a brief introduction to the remarkable story of the creation of Indus Hospital. Students then visited the Physical Rehabilitation Center where they observed the process of developing a prosthetic/orthotic device (artificial limb), how it is administered to the patients with lower limb disability, met with patients who were being trained to walk with the devices and learnt about the patient’s inspiring stories of resilience.
The group then visited the state-of-the-art Blood Transfusion Services unit at the IHHN’s new hospital building. The students were briefed about the cutting-edge technology that the BTS is using to screen donated blood before it is sent for patient consumption.
Students were then taken to the Pediatric Complex where they met with pediatric oncology patients in the Day Care Area, Play Area and the Wards. In the Play Area the students conducted coloring and painting activities, played board games and video games and conducted a story telling session for the children. The fun-filled activities were thoroughly enjoyed by the patients as well as by the students. The activities ended with gift distribution amongst the patients and the students also donated books for Indus Kay Sitaray – IHHN’s hospital-based school.
The visit was part of the school’s social service program aimed to inculcate essential qualities of empathy, gratitude and giving back to the community in the students.
For more information, contact
The Indus Hospital (TIH)
C-76, Sector 31/5, Opposite Darussalam Society,
Korangi Crossing, Karachi – 75190, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35112709-17
Fax: +92-21-35112718
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.indushospital.org.pk/