Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre celebrates holistic patient care with its third KG Graduation Ceremony for paediatric cancer patients.
Proud parents, health-care personnel, and supporters gathered in a room filled with blue and yellow balloons to celebrate holistic care at the third KG Graduation Ceremony for paediatric cancer patients at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore. Dr. Haroon Hafeez, Associate Medical Director of the Hospital, began the ceremony with a brief introduction about the Hospital’s Schooling Programme. The Programme aims to keep young students at par with their class-mates while they are away from school due to intense and prolong treatment. It especially adds value to the Hospital stay of those paediatric patients who cannot afford regular school education. It is noteworthy that the first batch of graduating students comprised of ten paediatric patients whereas this year there were twenty-seven graduates. Dr. Rabia Wali, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist and Dr. Aasim Yusuf, the Chief Medical Officer of the Hospital, were invited to the stage to award the graduates. The graduates looked proud and beautiful dressed in traditional graduation gowns and caps. With an uplifting tune playing in the background, the graduates were brought towards the stage amidst roaring applause. They were presented certificates to acknowledge their achievement, badges to award their effort, and school bags filled with educational presents to encourage them to continue their academic endeavours in the future. The ceremony culminated with national anthem and distribution of graduation themed treats for the young graduates.
