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President CAPMA Dr Sayeed Khan
INAUGURAL AGM AND ANNUAL GALA DINNER OFCOUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN MEDIAL ASSOCIATIONS
INAUGURAL AGM AND
ANNUAL GALA DINNER OF
COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN MEDIAL ASSOCIATIONS was
held in Sydney on 11th November 2017 at Manjeet’s Kings
wharf
Meeting was attended
by representatives from four states namely;
- Australia Pakistan Medical
Associations NSW
- Pakistan Medical Association South Australia
-
Association of Pakistani Doctors Queensland
- Australia Pakistan Medical
Association Victoria
Program started with Annual General Meeting at 5pm followed by Gala Dinner which
was a combined program of CAPMA and APMA NSW and was attended by around 200
attendees.
Amazing turnout and brilliant presentations and speeches by
honourable guests including Professor Peter MacDonald, Professor Brad Frankum,
Dr Imran Kassam, Dr Irfan Noor, Dr Erum Bilal,C APMA President Dr Sayeed Khan,
General secretary Dr Zakaria Baig, Dr Kate Armstrong (CLAN), Senator Sam
Dastyari, Multicultural Ministry representative Dr Harinath and H.E.
Naela Chohan, High commissioner of Pakistan.
Dr Zakaria Baig
President of CAPMA Dr Sayeed Khan and General Secretary Dr Zakaria Baig introduced CAPMA to all the Health Professionals present.
Dr Sayeed Khan
Dr
Sayeed Khan President CAPMA speech
Good evening and Salaam Alekum ,
I would like to first
acknowledge the Traditional Owners of these waters and land on which we are
meeting, and I pay my respects to their Elders past and present. I also want to
pay my respects to the elders of our community present here today.
I feel
that everyone here today is very special and blessed as we serve our
communities in the most noble profession of the world. We are even more
fortunate to live in Australia which is a fair, prosperous and wonderful
country that allows us to live amazing lives full of opportunities.
We
serve Australian communities with professional excellence; however, we can also
help and assist Pakistan to transform Pakistan into a modern, enlightened, and
developed country with a good health and education system for all.
In
Australia, Pakistani medical associations have been active for many decades in
different states and has served the communities both in Australia and in
Pakistan. There has been strong aspiration to have a national Australian
organization of Pakistani medical professionals.
Today, I’m pleased to
announce the formation of the Council of Australia Pakistan Medical
Associations, which was formed last November. This council comprises of four
state-based associations, namely;
- Australia Pakistan Medical Associations NSW
- Pakistan Medical
Association South Australia
- Association of Pakistani Doctors
Queensland
- Australia Pakistan Medical Association Victoria
Dr Khan invited CAPMA Executives on to the stage
-Vice-President -
Dr Afshan Mian from Victoria
-G. Secretary - Dr Zakaria Baig from South
Australia
-Treasurer - Dr Arshad Hussain from Queensland
-Members of
Executive Committee: Dr Zafar Usmani and Dr Imran Kassam
I want to thank CAPMA Executives who travelled from
interstate to attend this function. Dr Zakaria Baig, Dr Afshan Mian, Dr Arshad
Hussain and Dr Zafar Usmani
In the end, I appeal to all Pakistani medical
professionals in Australia to support their state based medical associations
which will help build CAPMA, so that all Pakistani medical professionals can be
united on one platform with one strong voice. Thankyou.
