"Treatment of a patient starts with sympathy from the concerned doctor and sympathy is an inherent quality of a person, which is not taught in any university of the world" said President Dr. Arif Alvi, while addressing the 53rd convocation of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. The president added that sympathy is the prime factor in health care and it contributes exponentially in encouragement of a patient. . The President felicitated the post graduate doctors and highlighted the cyclopean responsibility on their shoulders. He underlined malnutrition, infant mortality and stunted growth as the major challenges confronted by the nation. Practical steps and not mere recognition" will resolve the problems faced by the health sector, remarked President Dr. Alvi. The president added that there was high need to catch up with the western standards of education in order to gain significant overall improvement. He further stated that a major chunk of this nation's treasury had been spent on the post graduate doctors so their first place of service should be Pakistan. He hoped that the entire post graduate batch would be utilzed in the existing set-up of medical institutions in the country. The president also accentuated the need of public service messaging in order to reach out to the people in far-flung areas.
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