,QUESTION 1: MINUTES OF A MEETING
BACKGROUND Dr Nku is the Manager of the Wellness
Clinic at Conwell College. The college services five
campuses. He has been tasked with the organisation of
the main event of the year, the Cancer Awareness
Campaign celebrations, which would bring all the workers
and students together at a central venue. A planning
committee, consisting of Wellness Clinic staff, members of
the Student Representative Council (SRC) and Conwell
College Management sat together in a meeting to discuss
about preparations for the event to be held on 10
November 2024. INSTRUCTIONS Below is a transcript
(exact words written down) of what was said under the
agenda item 4.1 of this meeting presented in the form of a
dialogue. As the secretary of the Wellness Clinic
department, you are tasked with the responsibility to take
minutes during meetings. At this point, the meeting was
discussing agenda item 4.1 Cancer Awareness Campaign
Celebrations. Write minutes of a meeting for agenda item
4.1 only. This means that the complete format for minutes
is not required. Remember that in taking minutes, we
carefully select and summarise information, and make
changes to style and grammar. Note that you should not
record what each person said in turn. You should use the
linear format (sentences and paragraphs) of minutes. Your
minutes must be at least 1 page in length. TRANSCRIPT
Dr Nku (Chair): Ladies and gentlemen, Cancer is a major
threat to the world of work and has had a huge impact on
the most productive segment of the labour force. We have
, so far addressed most of the crucial issues that are
affecting the wellness of our college community, including
recent complaints about drug abuse that is recently
negatively affecting the employees. This has made us
realise that the college should strengthen the department
of counselling so that such affected employees receive
adequate support. We are now progressing into this
crucial agenda item 4.1 Cancer Awareness 5 Campaign
Celebrations. This is one of the most crucial events that
the college holds every year. The intention is to ensure
that most of the people get as much information about
Cancer infection, preventative measures, and how to live a
normal life whilst infected with Cancer. Before we get into
suggestions of how we can organise the 2024 event, let
me allow Dr Tlou, our researcher, to brief us about what it
means to commemorate World Cancer Day. Dr Tlou:
Thank you Chair for allowing me to share crucial
information about these commemorations.
Commemorations of World Cancer Day in 2024 are done
under the theme Increasing Impact through Transparency,
Accountability and Partnerships, and as the Cancer
infection enters its fourth decade, few, if any, workplaces
remain untouched. Lest we forget, according to the World
Health Organisation (WHO), the majority of infected
people are between 25 and 49 years old. Half the nation's
workforce falls into this age group. Businesses around the
globe are steadily counting up the cost of Cancer
infections and the statistics are staggering. According to
the WHO, the disease is the world’s leading infectious
