Aga Khan Health Services
Aga Khan BMI-DAC partner for research and access to dementia care in Africa 2023-08-01
Posted August 1st, 2023 by librarian-hdThe Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC) has partnered with the Aga Khan University’s Brain & Mind Institute (BMI), to launch a two-part research programme for dementia.
The collaboration aims to address the lack of diversity in dementia research, improve care, and increase access to innovative treatments across Africa.
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Aga Khan University launches programmes to boost healthcare education in EA 2023-07-21
Posted July 21st, 2023 by librarian-hdDar es Salaam. Aga Khan University (AKU)'s introduction of direct enrollment for Form Six graduates into the nursing degree programme and the launch of the online Masters of Education programme mark a momentous leap in enhancing the education sector in Tanzania and East Africa.
Speaking to The Citizen today July 21, 2023, AKU officials said these initiatives not only create opportunities for individual growth and advancement but also contribute to the overall development of the region by addressing critical shortages in the healthcare and education sectors.
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Aga Khan University Hospital launches WhatsApp Channel to improve patient services 2023-07-13
Posted July 16th, 2023 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) Pakistan has introduced a new WhatsApp channel as part of its efforts to enhance patient services. This initiative aims to provide patients with convenient access to a wide range of hospital services and improve the overall patient experience through quick and timely communication.
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Aga Khan, UCI top in cancer care – report 2023-05-08
Posted May 10th, 2023 by librarian-hdAga Khan University Hospital is the best cancer treatment centre in East Africa in terms of uninterrupted access to essential cancer drugs, a new international study has revealed.
The hospital scored highly for both public and private care.
However, the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) emerged as public health facility in terms of availability of cancer drugs.
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Aga Khan Hospital to install Sh12 billion radiation equipment 2023-01-17
Posted January 17th, 2023 by librarian-hdDar es Salaam. The Aga Khan Health Institute has signed an agreement with Elekta Company for the procurement and installation of radiation therapy equipment that will better cancer screening and treatment in the country.
The equipment which cost between €4.5 million (Sh10.8 billion) to €5 million (Sh12 billion) will have the capacity to treat 50 to 75 patients within eight working hours.
The agreement, aimed at enabling the institute to acquire one of the world’s most advanced machines, will improve the provision of quality health services to Tanzanians.
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Prince Aly Khan Hospital demolition to begin today 2022-12-26
Posted January 1st, 2023 by librarian-hdMumbai The demolition of the 70-year-old Prince Aly Khan (PAKH) building, Mazgaon, will begin on Tuesday after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) served them demolition notice on December 23
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Speech by Princess Zahra Aga Khan at Dar es Salaam foundation stone laying for Cancer Care Centre 2022-04-10
Posted April 13th, 2022 by librarian-hdHonourable Ummy Mwalimu, Honourable Minister of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania,
Ms Stephanie Mouen, Country Director, Agence Française de Développement,
President and Vice Chancellor of AKU and fellow members of AKU Board of Trustees,
Distinguished Guests, Ladies, Gentlemen and Friends,
Jambo and Karibu and Ramadan Kareem
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Foundation stone laid for Tanzanian cancer care centre, 1.7m to benefit 2022-04-10
Posted April 13th, 2022 by librarian-hdDar es Salaam, Tanzania, 10 April 2022 – The Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam laid the foundation stone for its state-of-the-art cancer care centre, which will serve as a key hub for the innovative Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Project (TCCP). The Project, launched by the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) in January 2020, has the goal of reducing cancer morbidity and mortality in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
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Bugando receives gear from Aga Khan, AFD 2022-03-14
Posted March 15th, 2022 by librarian-hdMwanza. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in collaboration with the French Development Agency (AFD) last week handed over a breast cancer screening machine worth Sh800 million to Bugando Medical Centre (BMC).
The machine was procured under a four-year Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer project which is under the two development agencies, according to the project manager, Dr Harrison Chuwa.
The inauguration of the machine was held at Bugando hospital in Mwanza Region where over 20 people would be diagnosed.
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Aga Khan Hospitals Get Sh290mn Grant From PROPARCO To Boost Healthcare Access 2022-02-15
Posted February 16th, 2022 by librarian-hdNAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 16 – The Aga Khan hospitals in East Africa have received a Sh290 million grant from Proparco, the private sector financing arm of AFD Group, the French Development Agency to increase access to health care services by boosting oxygen supply and supporting needy patients with quality care.
The grant will benefit the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi and the Aga Khan Hospitals in Mombasa, Kisumu and Dar-es-Salaam including ninety-four outreach and medical centres of the Aga Khan Health Services in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Aga Khan, Muhimbili hospitals conduct free reconstructive surgeries on 24 women 2021-12-03
Posted December 4th, 2021 by librarian-hdDar es Salaam. The Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam in collaboration with the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), has performed free reconstructive surgery to 24 women and girls with deformities that resulted from violence, burns and accidents.
Apart from the two hospitals, the surgeries were also carried out in collaboration with Reconstructing Women International (RWI).
The surgeries were done during the sixth camp at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam which was launched from on November 29 and set to be completed on December 4, 2021.
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Aga Khan Hospital accredited as a centre of excellence in acute stroke management 2021-06-04
Posted June 8th, 2021 by librarian-hdNAIROBI, Kenya June 4 – Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH,N) has been accredited as a Centre of Excellence for the management of Acute Primary Stroke, becoming the first hospital in Africa to achieve this certification.
The accreditation was granted by the Joint Commission International (JCI), the recognized global leader in health quality standards, following a rigorous Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC) audit conducted in May 2021.
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50-bed Aga Khan Medical Centre opened in Gilgit 2016-05-26
Posted June 29th, 2020 by librarian-hdKARACHI: 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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A Kenya Hospital Merges Quality and Efficiency with Mission 2017-04-27
Posted February 25th, 2020 by librarian-hdWhat does it take to become an effective healthcare facility in Africa, where much of the continent is marked by extraordinary needs and limited resources? In a series of profiles, GHCi’s Alex Freedman looks at operations and management strategies at three standout Africa hospitals, in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. This profile is the first in the series.
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Ismaili Imamat donates Da Vinci Surgical System to Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Lisboa Central 2019-11-08
Posted November 22nd, 2019 by librarian-hdLisbon, Portugal, 8 November 2019 - His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, today inaugurated the state-of-the-art robotics surgical technology in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (hereditary Spiritual Leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at Lisbon’s Curry Cabral Hospital.
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Ismaili Imamat donates medical equipment to University Hospital in Lisbon 2019-11-08
Posted November 13th, 2019 by librarian-hdOn 8 November, 2019 His Highness the Aga Khan was joined by His Excellency, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic for the inauguration of the Ismaili Imamat’s donation of a surgical robot system to one of Portugal’s largest medical universities, the Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Lisboa Central. The Minister of Health, Madame Marta Temido, government officials, diplomats, and leaders of the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Imamat were also in attendance.
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Africa: Aga Khan Building Capacity for E. Africa Healthcare Professionals 2019-03-12
Posted March 13th, 2019 by librarian-hdThere is need for capacity building Tanzania health sector to increase the number of healthcare practitioners as well as the quality of medical equipment and facilities as well. Short of increasing and improving the number of healthcare providers, then the country will continue to suffer grave loss of manpower due to pervasiveness of otherwise treatable diseases.
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Speech by Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the Opening of the phase II expansion of the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam 2019-03-09
Posted March 9th, 2019 by librarian-ldYour Excellency Honorable Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania
Honourable Ummy Ally Mwalimu, Hon. Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, the United Republic of Tanzania
Ambassador Clavier,
Mr Christian Yoka, Regional Director, Agence Francaise de Developpement
Distinguished Guests, Ladies, Gentlemen and Friends
Today is indeed a momentous day for the Aga Khan Development Network as we celebrate the inauguration of the Phase II expansion of the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam.
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SPEECH AT THE DINNER IN HONOUR OF THE PRESIDENT UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Posted March 3rd, 2019 by librarian-ldMr President, Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am delighted to welcome you here this evening and to be able to reciprocate the generous and warm hospitality which you, Mr President, extended yesterday; I would also like to express my appreciation for the welcome given to us by CCM and Government Leaders and officials since our arrival. Both my wife, Begum Salimah and my brother, Prince Amyn, join me in these sentiments.
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Speech by Her Highness Princess Zahra Aga Khan-1998-08-26
Posted November 20th, 2009 by librarian-apHonourable Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta
Honourable Shirely McClellan, Minister for Community Development
Mr. Krishan Joshee, Chairman of the Wild Rose Foundation
Mr. Kenn Allen, President of the International Association for Volunteer Effort
Delegates and participants in the International Association for Volunteer Effort 1998 Conference
Distinguished Guests:
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