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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.


 

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