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Pakistan govt. all set to launch Rs500 billion nutrition plan with AKU & AKFC 2020-01-09
Posted January 11th, 2020 by librarian-hdPakistan is set to launch Rs500 billion program to tackle the consequences of the country’s high burden of stunting and childhood nutrition.
“We develop the largest public sector project in Pakistan’s history focused on human nutrition,” Special Advisor to the PM on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza said.
Dr. Zafar Mirza addressed an event in Islamabad regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) initiative.
The event, ‘The Health and Health Related SDGs: Current Status and Opportunities in Pakistan’, jointly organized by the Ministry of National Health Services.
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Celebrating academic excellence of AKU-EB students 2019-11-22
Posted November 29th, 2019 by librarian-hdo celebrate the success of high scoring AKU-EB students on a national level, an annual High Achievers Awards 2019 ceremony was organized in Karachi to recognize their outstanding performance in AKU-EB Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) examinations.
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Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah: Enriching lives through education 2019-11-02
Posted November 2nd, 2019 by librarian-hdWhile making the inaugural speech at the All India Mohammedan Educational Conference of 1911, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah stated, “In order to raise our people to their legitimate sphere of power, influence and usefulness, we must have a serviceable and extended system of education…If our people take to science and scientific education in the right spirit, the industrial and economic future of our community will no longer be in doubt."
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Birthday of our beloved 48th Holy Imam on November 2nd, 2019
November 2, 2019 marks the 142nd anniversary of the birth of our beloved 48th Imam Shah Sultan Muhammad Shah who was born in Karachi at Mohamed Tekri
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Jubilee Life Insurance Launches First-Ever Cancer Insurance Product in Pakistan 2019-10-16
Posted October 17th, 2019 by librarian-hdThis landmark activity is in-line with the global month-long project Pinktober
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Agha-Khan-school Girls' Cricket Team
Aga Khan School Girls' Team beat Nasra School by seven wickets in the final of inaugural Girls’ Cricket Cup 2019 Karachi
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Aga Khan School wins inaugural Girls’ Cricket Cup 2019
Posted September 25th, 2019 by librarian-hdKARACHI: Aga Khan School beat Nasra School by seven wickets in the final of inaugural Girls’ Cricket Cup 2019 Karachi, played at State Bank Sports Complex on Wednesday.
Australia’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Geoffrey Shaw, presented awards to teams competing in the tournament.
“The Australian High Commission has been sponsoring girls’ cricket in Pakistan since May 2016,” Dr Shaw said. “We began with a single annual tournament in Islamabad but decided last year to expand, starting with Lahore and now we’re here in Karachi.”
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INTF And Aga Khan University Sign MoU To Support Startups In Biomedicine
Posted September 24th, 2019 by librarian-hdKARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Sep, 2019 ):The Ignite National Technology Fund and Aga Khan University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly support startups developing innovative ideas in healthcare and biomedicine.
Federal Minister for Information, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui present on the occasion highlighted the government's role in creating an ecosystem in which innovation can flourish.
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AKU ranked among world's top 100 universities for clinical medicine
Posted August 4th, 2019 by librarian-hdKARACHI:
The Aga Khan University (AKU) has been placed among the top 100 universities for clinical medicine and the top 200 for public health in the world.
The rankings were published by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as ShanghaiRanking, which is an annual publication of worldwide university rankings.
In ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019, AKU is the only Pakistani university featured among the top 500 institutes for clinical medicine and public health.
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NBP Aitemaad signs Bancatakaful agreement with Jubilee Life Insurance
Posted July 31st, 2019 by librarian-hdNational Bank of Pakistan Aitemaad Islamic Banking Group signed the 'Bancatakaful' agreement with Jubilee Life Insurance Window Takaful Operations which is the largest life insurance company in the private sector of Pakistan. The agreement was signed in a ceremony held at NBP's Head Office to commemorate the partnership in the wake of the expanding market for Bancatakaful products.
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Aga Khan University Wins Medical Quiz Contest 2019-06-19
Posted June 19th, 2019 by librarian-hdKARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Jun, 2019 ) :Aga Khan University (AKU) here on Wednesday won the All Pakistan Medical Quiz competition organized by the Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU).
The two-day event was participated by 16 teams of students, representing different medical colleges and universities from across the country.
The semi-final round of the competition was won, after a tough contest, by the teams of AKU, JSMU, Liaqat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS).
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‘Government designates 2019 as the year of nurses’ 2019-05-15
Posted May 19th, 2019 by librarian-hdKARACHI:
The government of Pakistan has designated 2019 as the year of nursing. Recognising their role in promoting universal healthcare and safeguarding women’s rights, the government is working to enhance the role and voices of nurses and midwives in making a health policy. These views were expressed by speakers at the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (SONAM) at an event held on Friday in honour of International Midwives’ Day and International Nurses Day. The former is commemorated on May 5 and the latter on May 12 annually across the globe.
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St. Jude's Children Cancer Research Hospital Partners With AKU, NICH & IH To Expand Treatment Services
Posted April 25th, 2019 by librarian-hdChildhood cancer care in Pakistan is expected to significantly improve as US-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a global leader in children's cancer care and research, has launched a series of partnerships aimed at enhancing the standard of oncology services in the country
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Pfizer partners with AKUH to support needy cancer patients 2019-02-26
Posted March 9th, 2019 by librarian-hdPfizer Pakistan Ltd (Pfizer) has entered in to a partnership with The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) for self-funded patients and The Patient Behbud Society for AKUH (PBS) to provide access to quality targeted therapy treatment to cancer patients without financial means. Patients suffering from gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRCC) and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) will benefit from the partnership. The announcement came during an official signing ceremony held at the University Hospital premises in Karachi.
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University of Washington and Aga Khan University sign agreement to further population health, research, service and education
Posted March 6th, 2019 by librarian-hdThe University of Washington and Aga Khan University signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday.Mark Stone/University of Washington
SEATTLE — The University of Washington today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Aga Khan University to codify partnership activities already underway and to leverage complementary strengths to further expand research, service and education in low- and middle-income countries.
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University of Washington and Aga Khan University sign agreement to further population health, research, service and education 20
Posted March 5th, 2019 by librarian-hdSeattle, USA, 4 March 2019 - The University of Washington today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Aga Khan University to codify partnership activities already underway and to leverage complementary strengths to further expand research, service and education in low- and middle-income countries.
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Speech at the Motmar-al Alam Al-Islami World Muslim congress 1963-11-23
Posted February 24th, 2019 by librarian-hd(On his way to the Philippines, His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan stopped at Karachi on 21st November 1963.
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Speech at the Foundation Stone Laying ceremony of the Aga Khan School 1962-09-09
Posted February 24th, 2019 by librarian-hd(On 9th September 1962 His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan laid the foundation of a school enormous in size and most modern in concept, being constructed at the grounds of Aga Khan Gymkhana, Karachi, under the aegis of HRH. Prince Aga Khan’s Central Education Board for Pakistan. The project when completed would cost about Rs. 63 lacs, a major portion of which will be donated by His Royal Highness.)
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentelmen,
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Speech at the Opening ceremony of Muhammedi Girls’ Academy Karachi 1962-09-02
Posted February 24th, 2019 by librarian-hd(The Ismailia Youth Services Karachi have initiated many projects for the advancement of the community. In Karachi one of these has been the Muhammedi Girls’Academy. Recently a magnificent building has been constructed in the lush green surroundings at Malir on the Karachi-Hyderabad highway.
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