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Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim visit Gilgit and inaugurate health centre 2016-05-26

Posted May 25th, 2016 by librarian-hd
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Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim in Gilgit 2016-05-26
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Thursday, 2016, May 26
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Islamabad, 25 May 2016 — Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim were in Gilgit yesterday, where they inaugurated a 50-bed medical centre that will serve as a healthcare hub for the surrounding region. They also visited other AKDN programmes and a Jamatkhana in the area.

The new medical centre is equipped to provide high quality diagnostics and secondary healthcare services. It also serves as a digital link between clinics in outlying villages and connects them with state-of-the-art medical resources in Pakistan and around the world.

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50-bed Aga Khan Medical Centre opened in Gilgit 2016-05-26

Posted June 29th, 2020 by librarian-hd
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Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim visit Gilgit and inaugurate health centre 2016-05-25
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KARACHI: Princess Zahra Aga Khan and Prince Rahim Aga Khan inaugurated a 50-bed medical centre in Gilgit on Tuesday.

According to a media release, the Aga Khan Medical Centre was established to provide health care in large underserved areas and to complement the government’s efforts to attain the sustainable development goals in health.

The facility — the Gilgit Centre — would provide high quality diagnostic and secondary health care and connect the Gilgit hub through a digital health network to clinics in Singal, Gupis, Aliabad, Soust, Booni and Garamchashma, it added.

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