KARACHI, (APP) Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) Sindh Chapter organised an event in a local hotel to commemorate World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.
The event paid tribute to humanitarian organisations, journalists, and volunteers for their valiant efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.
Commendation awards were given to humanitarian organizations including Edhi Foundation, Chhipa Welfare Association, JDC Foundation, Al-Khidmat Foundation, Al-Mustafa Welfare Society, Saylani Welfare Trust, Indus Hospital and Sindh Boy Scouts Association (SBSA). In addition, commendation awards were also presented to eight senior journalists belonging to print and electronic media for reporting issues related to COVID-19. Apart from external organizations, PRC-Sindh also presented commendation awards and certificates to its staff, Emergency Response Force (ERF) volunteers and First Aid responders.
Addressing the event, Chairman Pakistan Red Crescent Shahnaz S. Hamid said these are staff and volunteers of Pakistan Red Crescent that has enabled the organization to serve humanity and deal with disasters efficiently. Today, we all would like to pay tribute to all these staff members and volunteers for performing commendable work during COVID-19 emergency.
Chairman Shahnaz Hamid further said that during the epidemic, PRC-Sindh undertook many activities, including raising awareness about COVID-19, providing facilities for free coronavirus tests to the general public, providing PPE kits and disinfectants to hospitals and jails, distributing food and cash grants to the families affected and recently operating mobile vaccination units for COVID-19. “Together we are #Unstoppable”, is the theme of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 2021, and today I believe that by working together, we can help the most deserving and vulnerable people of our society, stated Chairman PRC-Sindh.
Haji Hanif Tayab, Chairman & Chief Patron, Al-Mustafa Welfare Society, Zaffar Abbas Jaffri, General Secretary JDC Foundation, Qazi Syed Sadaruddin, Director Community Services, Al-Khidmat Foundation, Ahmed Edhi from Edhi Foundation and others have addressed to the event and praised the efforts of Pakistan Red Crescent for paying homage to humanitarian organizations, media personnel and volunteers.
Earlier, Kanwar Waseem, Provincial Secretary of PRC-Sindh welcomed all distinguished guests and highlighted the importance of frontline workers. The Provincial Secretary also assured that the Pakistan Red Crescent would continue its best efforts until COVID-19 was completely eradicated from Pakistan.
The event was also attended by Consul General Turkey Tolga Ucak, Consul General UAE Bakheet Ateeq Ali Alayan, Second Consul Republic of Iran Syed Muhammad Hossein Rouhani, Vice Chairman PRC-Sindh Raffique Ahmed Jaaferi, Honorary Treasurer Dr. Majid Alvia number of volunteers and staff of Pakistan Red Crescent and other humanitarian organizations.
