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The New Zealand Overseas
Development Assistance (NZODA) has provided Aga Khan University School
of Nursing (AKUSON) sponsorships worth Rs. 2.6 million for 11 nursing
students from the preparatory Track I programme leading to Diploma in
Nursing. During his visit to AKUSON, Mr. Moin Fudda, Honorary Consul
General of New Zealand for Pakistan, presented the cheque to Dr. Yasmin
Amarsi, Associate Dean of Nursing.
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| During
his visit to AKUSON, Mr. Moin Fudda, Honorary Consul General of New
Zealand for Pakistan, presented the cheque to Dr. Yasmin Amarsi, Associate
Dean of Nursing. Extreme right is Dr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, President
AKU and on the left is Acting Dean, Dr. Jamsheer Talati. |
The
Track 1 programme aims to help students from underprivileged areas by
improving their proficiency in English, mathematics and basic sciences,
so that after successful completion of this one-semester programme, these
students are able to join the R.N. diploma programme.
The beneficiaries
of this generous donation are students from the underprivileged regions
of the country. Scholarships will be awarded to those students who are
promoted to the diploma programme on completion of their five-month preparatory
period.
Speaking on the occasion,
Mr. Fudda said, "For this project, I had three criteria in mind - quality
education, health and women's development. I knew AKUSON would attract
the interest of the New Zealand government - they view Aga Khan University
Hospital (AKUH) as one of the outstanding institutions of the world .
and because of AKU's credibility, this case was well received by the New
Zealand government."
Hoping
to strengthen the relationship between AKU and New Zealand, Mr. Fudda
said, "Women in rural areas remain deprived, and we must work together
to help them." Mr. Fudda stressed that "the presence of this Hospital
is indeed a gift to the people of Pakistan by His Highness the Aga Khan."
Expressing
their gratitude to the New Zealand government for its generous donation,
Dr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, President, AKU, and Dr. Yasmin Amarsi assured
that this assistance "would have palpable effects, as research studies
have shown that students who come for study at AKU from underprivileged
areas, return to their homes after completing their studies. Thus they
serve as repositories of knowledge for the people of their own areas."
Appreciating the generous
support by the New Zealand government, AKUSON students said that this
gesture would go a long way in helping them achieve their objectives of
enhancing the quality of life of their families and the community at large.
They also thanked AKU for providing an opportunity for their professional
and personal development.
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