“KARUNYA; HELPING HAND FOR DISABLED “ - NITTE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY­

Nitte institute of physiotherapy, Nitte university, Teaching faculty’s have started voluntary unit named “Karunya” (Helping hand for the disabled) with objective of bringing considerate  approach to poor patients and by giving them reassurance in their extended rehabilitation pro grammes. As beginning of this unit on February 01st Saturday unit distributed fruits to all poor patients of Medicine ward and paediatrics ward which was Inaugurated by Dr Prakash, HOD, Dept of Medicine K S Hegde medical academy.

The unit also donated foldable walker to one of the deserving patient of Medicine ward  as a part of extended rehabilitation  home programme and advanced training, which was Inaugurated  by Prof Dr Rajshekar, Director curriculum development cell  Nitte University. This unit named Karunya the Brain child of physiotherapy teaching faculty’s  run by their own voluntary contribution Monthly identifying one patient and donating the assistive device in need.