Indian Doctors Forum Kuwait organizes Ramadan ‘Ghabqa’
KUWAIT CITY, April 28: The Indian Doctors Forum, Kuwait (IDF) organized their annual ‘Ghabqa 2022’ on the occasion of the auspicious month of Ramadan at Hotel Crowne Plaza.
The chief guest of the evening was HE Ambassador of India to Kuwait Sibi George, accompanied by his wife Madam Joice Sibi. The event was attended by Kuwaiti and Indian personalities including members of the ruling family, government officials, diplomats and Kuwaiti and Indian members of the medical fraternity.
Prominent dignitaries who graced the event were Dr Ibrahim Al-Towala, President, Kuwait Medical Association; Dr Fawaz Al-Refai, Secretary General, Kuwait Institute of Medical Specialization; Sheikh Dr Abdullah Meshal Al-Sabah, Assistant Undersecretary of the Military Medical Services; Dr Ahmed AlShatti, Head of Health Services in Ahmadi Government region; Dr. Mohammed Al-Rashidi, Head of Health Services in Farwaniya governorate; Engineer Abdul Aziz Al-Duaij, KNPC Deputy CEO; Prof Abdulla Behbehani, former president of Kuwait University and Ambassador of Tajikstan, HE Zubaydullo Zubaydzoda.
The event which was anchored by Dr Jaganath Chodankar, IDF Treasurer began with the singing of the National Anthems of Kuwait and India followed by recitation of the Holy Quran by Abdulrahman Galsoorker. The IDF General Secretary Dr Nazim Parker then welcomed the audience.
In his presidential address, Dr. Amir Ahmed, president of IDF highlighted the various contributions made by members of the forum in the fight against Covid-19, under the patronage of the Ambassador of India. He appreciated the free tele-consultation services which were made available 24/7 in different Indian regional languages, and the symposiums on Covid to create health awareness, video presentation in different languages encouraging and motivating the community to vaccinate against Covid and the many webinars held in different Indian languages to educate the community about Covid. He also highlighted the special edition of IDF Health Guide on Covid released by officials at MOH.
Speaking on the occasion HE Sibi George expressed his happiness at the presence of large number of eminent Kuwaitis and appreciated the strong traditionally vibrant bilateral relationship and people-to-people engagement. He also spoke at length about the mutual, beneficial and friendly relationship during Covid especially as this year marks the 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries.
His Excellency was full of praise for the doctors and medical professionals for their role in the fight against the pandemic. He recalled the cooperation in medical sector between our two countries during the pandemic and concluded his address by wishing everyone ‘Ramadan Kareem’.
Dr. Hassan Ali Khan delivered the Ramadan Message and enlightened the audience. Dr. Ahmed Al Shatti and Eng. Abdul Aziz Al Duaij delivered felicitation speeches on the occasion.
The highlight of the evening was a Fancy dress show by the lovely children of IDF members. The judges were lady guests various lady guests and the prizes were distributed by Ambassador Sibi George and his wife Madam Joice Sibi.
The exciting Ramadan Quiz was conducted for the audience by Dr Sajna Mohammed, vice-president of IDF along with Dr Aparna Bhat. The raffle draw was conducted by Dr Anila Albert, Jt General Secretary and Dr Susovana Nair, Community services secretary.
The Vote of thanks was given by Dr Sunil Yadav, Vice President IDF. This was followed by a sumptuous buffet dinner and girgyaan gifts to the guests.