Winter Road Show Event Peshawar “Peshawar BURNS and Plastic Surgery Center”

30th Nov 2023: PILL organized an event on the topic of “Burns Prevention and Care: Patient & Healthcare Professional Perspective” as part of the Winter Roadshow. The event was attended by healthcare professionals, nurses, first-aid staff of the Burns Unit, burn patients and their caregivers. The participants discussed burn prevention, care, and control, and burn patients and their caregivers shared their experiences. The event concluded with a Q&A session.

The participants appreciated the community awareness initiative of the Winter Road Show, commended the efforts of PILL, and appealed for further initiatives. The keynote speaker was Professor Dr. Muhammad Tahir, former President of the Pakistan Burn Association and Head of the Burn and Plastic Surgery Department at Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar.

BURNS Event in Hyderabad

On November 23, 2023, the Winter Road Show Burns Event took place at Sindh University in Hyderabad. The seminar was attended by both students and teachers from the psychology department. The session covered precautionary and preventive measures, along with introducing fundamental concepts related to burns. Brochures were distributed to both teachers and students during the session.

The event was organized by members of the Hyderabad PILL team, including Faster Gill, Simra, Shaban, and Prah. Event aimed to raise awareness about burn injuries, particularly during the winter season, as discussed recently by the Head of the Psychology Department. The engagement from the attendees, especially the students, was outstanding, showcasing excellent participation. Overall, the response to the event was positive.

Winter Road Show Event was held in Jalozai Village Peshawar

18th Nov 2023: Pakistan Institute of Living & Learning (PILL) successfully held the Winter Road Show’s Ist event in Village Jalozai District Nowshera, Peshawar. The event aims at dissemination on BURNS project & safety measurement. Mental health related topics like Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar disorders, Self-Harm, Suicide and ACROSS project and Cardiac Rehabilitation were also addressed by PILL’s staff.

Interior Ministry Deputy Secretary Mr. Dilshad Khan was chief guest and inaugurated the event and commended PILL’s work and research in mental health by ensuring his full support.

The participants were included a large number of Community Social Activists, CHWs, LHWs, Household Women, male female teachers, Counselors, and health professionals. Representatives from Rescue 1121, and Peshawar BURNS center also participated, who talked on safety measurements in BURN injury, First Aid, and fire extinguisher.

Questions-Answers session was also held. Flyers on Burns safety was also distributed, and an awareness walk was done at the end to spread the message in the community.