MIRI: Pustaka Miri, in collaboration with Curtin University Sarawak campus will jointly organise a talk on this Friday from 2pm at Pustaka’s auditorium.
The public talk on organ donation awareness entitled, ‘I Can Save Lives’, will be held in conjunction with Curtin’s Organ Donation Awareness Campaign.
A speaker from the National Transplant Resource Centre — Chew Hoong Lin will be talking on the subject of organ donation.
It is hoped that the talk will open the public’s eyes and ears to the importance of organ donation.
On Sunday, Pustaka Miri will be collaborating with Sarawak Women and Family Development Council in organising ‘Teenagers’ Well-being Programme’. The half-day programme will commence at 8am.
Political secretary to the chief minister, Robert Laing Anyie is expected to attend and officially open the proceedings.
Its objective is to create awareness amongst teenagers and youths about reproductive health and sexuality as well as exposing them to skills in curbing risky sexual behaviours, which could contribute to unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. The programme will include two talks — ‘Youths Today, Tomorrow’s Leaders’ by Miri Division Education Department’s counsellor Jalong Wan and ‘Awareness on Reproductive Health, Sexuality and Curbing Risky Sexual Behaviours’ by Miri Hospital’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist Dr Yusmadi Abdullah. For further information, call librarians Lilian Baun Pulo or Izaruddin Moss at Tel. 085-422525 or visit www.pustaka-sarawak.com