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Aga Khan inaugurates state-of-the-art healthcare education centre in Karachi
Posted December 19th, 2017 by librarian-hdKarachi, Pakistan, 15 December 2017 - The Aga Khan University’s Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME), a state-of-the-art facility for technology-based learning for health professionals, was inaugurated today by His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of AKU.
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The aim of the centre is to transform education of health professionals through the use of simulation and virtual reality technology to develop knowledge and skills, a statement quoted the CIME director Dr Charles Docherty as saying.
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Tanzania: Aga Khan Network Earns Govt Praise in Education
Posted September 15th, 2017 by librarian-hdKilwa — The government has lavished praise on the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for implementing effectively an education initiative under a project dubbed Strengthening Education Systems East Africa (Sesea).
The implementation of the project started in 2012 with a purpose of building capacity to pre and primary school teachers on how best they can prepare teaching aid, monitoring and assess academic performance of their pupils.
The project intends to reach 187,344 teachers in the East African countries out of which Tanzania will have 69,515 female teachers as beneficiaries.
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Tanzania: Aga Khan University Set to Build Two More Campuses
Posted July 7th, 2017 by librarian-hdDar es Salaam — The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is preparing to build two university campuses for the Aga Khan University (AKU) in Tanzania.
This was revealed yesterday by the director of the AKDN's Institute for Education Development (East Africa), Prof Joe Lugalla.
He was addressing a press briefing in Dar es Salaam on the Ismaili Jubilee & Carnival, which is scheduled for this Sunday.
According to Prof Lugalla, the first campus will be built in Arusha. It is estimated that construction will take six years.
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12 April 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan addressing the media prior to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Texas and the Aga Khan University, as Governor Rick Perry of Texas listens intently.
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Princess Zahra with First Lady of Kenya Margaret Kenya at LAUNCH OF THE KENYA COUNTDOWN 2016-04-28
Priness Zahra at LAUNCH OF THE KENYA COUNTDOWN with First Lady H.E. Margaret Kenyatta
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SPEECH BY HER EXCELLENCY MARGARET KENYATTA, FIRST LADY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA DURING THE LAUNCH OF THE KENYA COUNTDOWN REPORT
Posted May 1st, 2016 by librarian-hdThank you Dr. Kioko for that kind introduction.
Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Aga Khan University, thank you for your invitation; I am honoured to be part of the world-renowned work that your Centre of Excellence for Women and Child health is doing, to further the frontiers of modern medicine-through research, and to safeguard the health of women and children across Kenya, East Africa and the entire region.
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Aga Khan University and Partners Launch Landmark Study to Help Kenya Meet Maternal/Child Health Goals 2016-04-28
Posted May 1st, 2016 by librarian-hdNairobi, Thursday, April 28, 2016 – Aga Khan University, Kenya’s Ministry of Health and a group of partners launched the Kenya Countdown to 2015 Country Case Study today, one of the most detailed analyses to date of Kenya’s progress in reducing maternal and child deaths.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Uganda ahead of hospital announcement 2015-12-16
Posted December 16th, 2015 by librarian-hdEntebbe, 16 December 2015 — Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Uganda today ahead of an expected event announcing plans for a new Aga Khan University Hospital to be established in Kampala.
Hazar Imam revealed his intention to establish the hospital in February, at the convocation ceremony of the Aga Khan University.
“With the cooperation of the government we plan to establish a new Aga Khan University Hospital in Kampala,” he said in his convocation address. “No Ugandan should have to leave the country to seek quality medical care.”
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Uganda: Aga Khan University Hospital to Launch in Uganda 2015-12-15
Posted December 15th, 2015 by librarian-hdKampala — Aga Khan University Hospital is poised to expand its footprint in East Africa after acquiring land from government to build aspecialised health facility in Kampala.
The 60-acre piece of land, which is part of the former Nakawa-Naguru Housing Estate, will host a teaching hospital.
The facility will serve as hospital and a health training institution for the Aga Khan University located on Gadaffi Road in Old Kampala, which trains doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.
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Hazar Imam to visit Kampala for establishment of teaching hospital 2015-12-17
Posted December 8th, 2015 by librarian-hdThe Government of Uganda has generously provided the Aga Khan University with a grant of land in central Kampala for the establishment of this teaching hospital. A ceremony announcing the land grant and initiation of the Aga Khan University Hospital in Kampala, Uganda will take place on December 17, 2015 and will be presided by His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni and our Chancellor, His Highness the Aga Khan
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Keynote remarks made at the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Summit in Toronto. 2014-05-29
Posted July 16th, 2015 by librarian-hdThank you Ms Brown for that kind introduction.
Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Prime Minister Harper,
President Kikwete,
Your Majesty,
Your Excellencies,
Honourable Ministers,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Like you, I am here today because of my conviction that improving maternal, neonatal and child health should be one of the highest priorities on the global development agenda. I can think of no other field in which a well-directed effort can make as great or as rapid an impact.
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CONVOCATION ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY 1994-11-19
Posted July 9th, 2015 by librarian-hdYour Excellency the Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Governor of Sindh, Honourable Chief Minister of Sindh, Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, President of McMaster University, Honourable Ministers, Your Excellencies, Trustees, Faculty Members, Distinguished Guests, and Graduating Students, As-salam wa alaykum
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Aga Khan University Convocation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2015-02-24
The most important point is the multiplier effect that you can have as you pass along your skills and your standards 2015-02-24
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Aga Khan University Convocation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
A respect for diversity – a welcoming, cosmopolitan ethic – has been a hallmark of this heritage – an increasingly relevant legacy in the emerging “borderless” world 2015-02-24
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Aga Khan University Convocation, Kampala, Uganda 2015-02-25
Posted March 3rd, 2015 by librarian-ldBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Rt. Honorable Speaker of Parliament
Honorable Ministers,
Trustees and President of the University,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Deans, Faculty and Staff of the University,
Parents, Donors, Supporters and Distinguished Guests,
And Graduands.
Humjambo and Karibuni. Hongera, Wanafunzi wote, I’m learning a little Swahili.
What a remarkable day this is – and what a pleasure it is to be here.
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Prime Minister of Pakistan welcomes Prince Karim Aga Khan 2013-12-18
Posted December 18th, 2013 by librarian-hdPrime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that the Agha Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a model for other development organizations, as it designs and executes its projects along modern and scientific lines, with focus on improving the quality of life of the beneficiaries. The Prime Minister said this during the meeting with Prince Karim Agha Khan, who called on him here at the PM House.
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Govt. keen to exploit Gilgit Baltistan’s economic potential:2013-12-16
Posted December 18th, 2013 by librarian-hdISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday said the government was keen to exploit the economic potential of Gilgit-Baltistan particularly its energy and natural resources for the prosperity of people.
Talking to Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the President said the government would continue to work with the Aga Khan Foundation for poverty alleviation and other social welfare and economic activities.
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Aga Khan inaugurates Construction of Obstetrics Facility in Kabul 2012-10-20
Posted October 23rd, 2012 by librarian-hdPHOTO: H.H. The Aga Khan at Bamian Hospital
The Foundation Ceremony of the new Women’s Wing at the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) today, marked the start of construction for a new obstetrics and gynaecology wing on the hospital premises that will provide high quality care for mothers and newborns in Afghanistan. The building, which will take 24 months to complete, will offer 52 additional beds for obstetric and gynecologic care and a 14-bed neonatal intensive care unit — the first in Afghanistan.
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Minister happy with Aga Khan Arusha campus - 2010-09-27
Posted September 27th, 2010 by heritageThe minister for East African Cooperation, Dr Diodorus Kamala, has expressed government satisfaction on the progress recorded in the construction of the Aga Khan University.
The new university, which will cater for students from across East Africa, is being built at Manyara Estate, a suburb of Arusha City.
Speaking after inspecting the ongoing construction, Dr Kamala said he was pleased that the work has been going on as planned.
He said construction of the university is a demonstration of the growing relations and cooperation among East African Community (EAC) member states.
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