PPSA Donates Hearing Aids Among 35 Students With Disabilities

The under training officers at Pakistan Provincial Services Academy (PPSA) here Thursday donated hearing aids to 35 students with disabilities enabling them to utilize their full capabilities and skills for country's development in more effective way.

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Dec, 2018 ) :The under training officers at Pakistan Provincial Services academy (PPSA) here Thursday donated hearing aids to 35 students with disabilities enabling them to utilize their full capabilities and skills for country's development in more effective way.

The aids were distributed during a special ceremony held at PPSA where former Chief Secretary KP Abdullah was chief guest. Director General PPSA, Nighat Mehrooz, under training PMS, Mid Career and Senior Management Course officers of different provinces, parents and students attended.

In his key note address, former Chief Secretary KP Abdullah said donation of hearing aids among students suffering from hearing problems was a positive endeavour of PPSA officers.

"Special children have a lot of potential to excel in education viz a viz play role in the country's development and provision of such free of cost facilities would provide them great relief in accomplishment of their future endeavours." Abdulah said,"today event has showed Pakistan is in safe hands. The nation has great expectations from officers to take quick decisions for resolution of their problems, progress and development of the country." Director General PPSA, Nighat Mehroz said idea of donation of hearing aids was conceived by a group of PMS officers during their professional training imparted in dealing with issues of persons with disabilities in fields.

The idea was later fully supported by other PMS officers, Mid Career and Senior Management Career officers of different provinces here by donating money for it.

She urged media to highlight issues of such segment of the society and welfare functions on regular basis so that society could be sensitized and cogent measures could be taken for its solutions.

She said such children needed our full attention and constant support.

Coordinator Jehad for Zero Thalassaemia (JZT) NGO while thanking PPSA officers said Thalassaemia was a blood disorder transmitted mostly from parents to off springs and pre-marriage test costing only Rs200 was only solution to get rid of this fatal disease. "Currently about 35000 to 40000 patients mostly children are suffering from this disease in KP with an annual increase of 2000 to 2500 new cases," he said.

He recommended special legislation, constitutions of task force at district level and vigorous campaigns by media, LG representatives and religious scholars to create awareness among masses against this disease.

Later, students through dramas and tableaus highlightedthe disease and its worst effects on human lives, which were warmly applauded.