20/09/2019
🙌 Source: FNU News
"Forty students from the Fiji National University’s (FNU)
College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences’
(CMNHS) Bachelor of Physiotherapy programme recently
spent a recreational day with at the National Rehabilitation
Medicine Hospital in Tamavua.
As part of the students’ efforts to give back to the community,
the contingent helped in the clean-up of the premises, spent
time with the patients and participated in recreational activities
with them.
“After having lunch with the patients, we also donated some
items to the rehabilitation gym at the facility,” the College
Physiotherapy Students Associate Committee said.
“In particular, the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goal 3 is to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for ALL ages” thus in commemoration of World Physiotherapy
Day this year, we chose to celebrate it at the facility with the
patients.”
Head of Department Physiology and Physiotherapy, Venasio
Ramabuke, said they were impressed with the students’
interest in marking the day by spending time in the community.
“Their participation in such activities is important because
it highlights the fact that they are able to connect and value
rehab patients as important members of the communities.”
“Such exercises also develop their skills in organising activities
and interacting with people which will be a core part of their
professional engagement in the near future,” Ramabuke said.
Kevin Kumar, who was also part of the participating students,
said it was a great initiative and a well thought out plan by theirstudent association.
“For us students, it was a delightful opportunity to help people
living with disabilities to achieve inclusiveness and enjoyment.
It also helped me to appreciate my field of study as it is a good
feeling to bring about a change in someone’s life,” he said."
WONDERFUL-WORK TEAM!!....... # adding life to years
