THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28,
28, 1976
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TURNING TO THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY BILL, REV. BENNETT SAID IT HAD ALARMED EDUCATIONISTS IN THE UNIVERSITY'S FOUNDATION COLLEGES.
SHE SAID EACH OF THOSE THREE COLLEGES HAD PROVIDED ITS SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALITIES MUST BE SAFEGUARDED.
+ I HOPE THAT THESE CAN BE PROVIDED FOR BEFORE THE BILL TAKES ITS FINAL SHAPE, SHE SAID.
ON MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, REV. BENNETT COMMENDED THE WORK OF THE COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICE OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL AND NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL WHERE THE ORGANISERS WERE TRYING +TO ACHE IVE A HEALING COMMUNITY WHERE THE WHOLE FAMILY IS TAUGHT TO CARE FOR THEIR SICK, THE HANDICAPPED AND THE AGED.+
+ IN ADDITION, THE HEALTH EDUCATION GIVEN BY THE COMMUNITY NURSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL HAS ALREADY BORNE FRUIT AMONG THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE AREA, SHE SAID.
SHE VOICED SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO SUBVENT COMMUNITY NURSING SO THAT THIS WORK COULD NOT ONLY BE MAINTAINED BUT ALSO EXPANDED.
+COSTS TO GOVERNMENT ARE SMALL IN COMPARISON WITH THE TREMEMDOUS BENEFITS TO BE GAINED BY THE WHOLE COMMUNITY: HOSPITAL BEDS ARE FREED, THE DOCTORS CAN GIVE MORE TIME TO THE SERIOUS CASES AND IN ADDITION THE FAMILY CONCERNED AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS CAN ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARING FOR THEIR SICK MEMBERS, + SHE SAID,
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ON THE BUILDING OF A DENTAL CENTRE WITH ITS CHILDREN'S DENTAL CLINIC, REV. BENNETT HOPED IT WOULD DO MORE THAN EXTRACT BAD TEETH.
+MY EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST HAS BEEN THAT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH IS BEING DONE TO HELP CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST THE IR TEETH AND PROVIDE DENTURE SERVICE ECONOMICAL ENOUGH TO ATTRACT THE PARENTS WHO MAY OTHERWISE NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S DENTAL NEEDS, SHE SAID.
SHE ALSO CALLED FOR IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR THE TESTING OF VISION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND ENSURING THAT THEY GET THE CORRECT SPECTACLES AND THE ORTHOPTIC TREATMENT TO IMPROVE SQUINTS AND OTHER SIGHT DEFECTS.
IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THE NEEDS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN IN THESE FIELDS, SHE SAID, SCHOOLS SOCIAL WORK SHOULD BE EXPANDED AND EACH SCHOOL MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE A SOCIAL WORKER.
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