‘I would like to thank Mr Alwani for yet another example of his magnificent generosity,’ said Minister for Health Yvette del Aqua as she accepted a £500 camera for the KGV Activity Centre

The patients with an interest in photography had been making good progress – including an exhibition of their work at the John Mackintosh Hall last September, where the quality of their work attracted a lot of praise.
The only problem was that the Centre, part of the facilities provided by personnel at the KGV hospital, did not have a camera – so the patients had to rely on the generosity of staff members who lent their own equipment.
Eventually, the staff wrote to Kishin Alwani, chairman of The Alwani Trust, with details of the camera they thought would be the most appropriate, and asked if the charitable trust, funded by Mr Alwani, could help.
So it was that he came along to the hospital to present a £500 Nikon camera to Health Minister Yvette del Agua at the Activity Centre, in the presence of staff and patients. She in turn presented the camera to one of the patients, a member of the photographic group, as shown in the photos.
The Activity Centre (formerly known as the Occupational Therapy Unit) has various groups of up to twelve patients, covering such interests as arts & crafts, gardening, weekly outings, cooking, and an elderly group who mostly enjoy getting together for bingo.