Musarrat Niazi, Adviser to the Mayor Karachi and Member of the City Council, chaired a seminar on breast cancer awareness at the City Institute of Image Management in Karachi on Monday. Nida Rizvi, General Secretary of the Working Women Welfare Association, KMC, partnered in the organisation of the session.
Special guests at the event included Hania Kashif Advocate, President of Shama-e-Farozan, and Tanveer Ishrat, Founder of Seerat-e-Mustaqeem. Sara Arif, Director Human Resource Management KMC, and Shazia Akhtar, Director Council KMC, also attended the proceedings.
Niazi stated that educating women about the importance of timely screening and raising awareness about breast cancer are essential needs of the present time. The adviser further noted that plans are underway to conduct breast cancer screening for all female employees of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and female members of the City Council in the near future.
Rizvi said Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab is undertaking initiatives to address the needs and welfare of female employees at the KMC head office. She added that arrangements are being made to provide female employees with an appropriate and separate space for offering prayers.
Honorary shields were presented to the distinguished special guests during the seminar. Participants received certificates of appreciation at the conclusion of the event.
