Founded by His Highness the Aga Khan and chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university, Aga Khan University's (AKU) objective is to promote human welfare in general, and the welfare of the people of Pakistan in particular, by disseminating knowledge and providing instruction, training, research and service in the health sciences, education and such other branches of learning as the University may determine. AKU is an international University with 11 teaching sites spread over 8 countries - Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Syria and Egypt.
June 24, 2008 More than 400,000 suffer from strokes in Pakistan annually
"More than 400,000 people suffer from a stroke every year in Pakistan. A third of the victims do not survive..." [read on...]
June 19, 2008 Russian technique for limb correction available at AKUH
"Most bone deformities and fractures can be effectively managed with a Russian technique called Ilizarov,” Dr Masood Umer... [read on...]
June 13, 2008 Screening may save a blood donor's life
Millions of lives are saved each year worldwide through blood transfusions, but in many developing countries including Pakistan... [read on...]
July 8 Seminar How to diagnose cancer A continuing medical education seminar to discuss issues on how to diagnose cancer. [Details]
August 26-28, 2008 Seminar 12th National Health Research Sciences Symposium A research sciences symposium and seminar on ‘Injury in the Developing World – from Prevention to Care'. [Details]
July 16 Seminar CME Seminar on Hepatitis A continuing medical education seminar on Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E and other liver related diseases. [Details]
