The Aga Khan University celebrated the start of construction of its new campus in Kampala at a ceremony attended by the First Lady of Uganda, Her Excellency Janet Museveni, and Princess Zahra Aga Khan.
AKU’s 60-acre campus is located in the Nakawa area, at New Port Bell Road and Jinja Road. It will feature in its first phase a seven-storey University Centre, a nine-storey student housing building and the Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala. The hospital will offer care in nearly two dozen specialties, ranging from family medicine to oncology.
The project represents one of AKU’s largest investments in East Africa to date. This will enable a significant expansion of the University’s existing School of Nursing and Midwifery in Kampala and will also allow the University to begin training medical specialists in fields such as internal medicine and surgery. Construction of the University Centre and student housing is currently underway. Construction of the hospital will start early next year. A four-story ambulatory care building will offer outpatient care in a wide range of specialties in advance of the hospital’s completion.
Address by First Lady, Her Excellency Janet Museveni
The Minister of Education and Sports reflected on the impact of the new Kampala campus and its impact on Uganda’s healthcare sector.
Speech by Princess Zahra Aga Khan
“The Aga Khan Development Network’s goal in East Africa is to build a network of clinics and hospitals that brings primary care as close to people’s homes as possible, while also linking them seamlessly to advanced care,”
A Bold Vision for Uganda
“The Aga Khan Development Network’s goal in East Africa is to build a network of clinics and hospitals that brings primary care as close to people’s homes as possible, while also linking them seamlessly to advanced care,”
Introducing our Campus in Kampala
In the years and decades to come, countless lives will be saved and enriched on this site. We can’t wait to open our doors and show you the new face of AKU in Uganda - AKU President and Vice Chancellor Sulaiman Shahabuddin
A New Dawn for Uganda
Our new hospital seeks to open an unmatched opportunity for Ugandans to access world-class medical and nursing services when they need it and where they need it - Rashid Khalani, CEO of Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi.
