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Event - 1987-05-15

Date: 
Friday, 1987, May 15
Location: 

CIDA's participation in the AKF activities.

person_place_reference: 
H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV


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CANADIAN UNIVERSITY CONFERS HONORARY DEGREE UPON H. H. The Aga Khan - 1987-05-15

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Canada's McMaster University, on Friday May 15th, 1987 conferred upon Mawlana Hazar Imam an honorary degree (LLD) in recognition of Mawlana Hazar Imam's leadership in the advancement of health and education in the third world.
At a colorful ceremony at Hamilton Place in Hamilton Ontario, attended by over 2,000 people and estimated to be the University's largest-ever Health Sciences Convocation, the President of the University, Mr. Alvin Lee paid handsome tribute to Islam and to Mawlana Hazar Imam.

CIDAS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION - 1987-05-15

CIDA has pledged $4.4 million to the McMaster-Aga Khan University nurse training program which has enabled Pakistani nurses and nursing teachers to attend McMaster to upgrade their skills in the past four years. The agreement that was signed on May 15th is an extension of the previous one involving a commitment of over $6 million and will not only facilitate the training of nurses from the Aga Khan University but also nurses from the Pakistani Government medical institutions.

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