KARACHI (PR): Pakistan State Oil (PSX: PSO), the largest oil marketing company of the country, has donated Rs20 million to The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) for treatment of at least 40 children from humble background who are born with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Photo Credit-Aga Khan University homepage The announcement came during an official…
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Aga Khan University Hospital: Extraordinary Alumni Gift to Provide Hope for Paediatric Patients
Karachi, January 29, 2016: The Aga Khan University Medical College’s Class of 1999 has donated US$ 350,000 for an Endowment Fund for child care, which will allow the Aga Khan University Hospital to provide financial assistance and support to needy children from semi-urban and rural communities in Pakistan. President Firoz Rasul and Dr Babar…
Uganda: A Sweet (Potato) Solution to Malnutrition — By Donna Barne on World Bank org
Betty Nabiteeko is trying to save lives in Mityebili, Uganda. The 38-year-old mother of five has been tracking the health of 75 families in this town close to the Tanzanian border since early 2014. “I want to see this generation vibrant and much healthier,” she said in June, as several women and young children arrived…
Book “A Place of Miracles” launched— Afghanistan Times| Success stories on partnership child care medical institute
AT-KABUL: Lee Hilling, the author of “A Place of Miracles”, one of the top ten best-selling, self-publishing books, formally launched his book in here at the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC). According to a press release issued here by French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) the launch of book was attended by Minister of…
Sindh transmitting measles to other provinces: survey — Dawn com Pakistan
LAHORE: Holding Sindh responsible for transmitting measles to the rest of the country, a survey has found that the province lags well behind Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in vaccine coverage. A child receiving treatment at a hospital. — Reuters/file According to the measles supplementary immunisation activity (SIA) coverage survey, millions of children are vulnerable to…
Pakistan’s Aga Khan University doctor wins $1 million grant to fight child deaths in poor fishing area — Vancouver Desi com
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani doctor won a $1 million grant Tuesday to fight early child mortality in a small fishing village in southern Pakistan in a contest financed by an American entrepreneur to find innovative ways to save lives, The Caplow Children’s Prize said. A proposal by Anita Zaidi, who heads the pediatrics department…
Anita Zaidi: promoting newborn and child health in Pakistan — The Lancet com article on Aga Khan University (AKU) graduated and foreign trained paediatrician making big difference in home country
Anita Zaidi, Professor and Chair of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at AKU Anita Zaidi was among the first batch of medical students to graduate from Karachi’s Aga Khan University (AKU) in 1988. She was, in fact, given the “Best Medical Graduate Award”. But that’s not what she remembers most about her graduation….
Newborn medicine trailblazer to work at Toronto’s Sick Kids — The Star com article on Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta of The Aga Khan University
Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, who has had 465 peer-reviewed papers published since 1987, helped put importance of nutrition on the map for world leaders Bernard Weil / Toronto Star “snip” Bhutta was born in Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber, one of Pakistan’s poorest provinces. Growing up, his mother and father — the latter an engineer-turned-educator…
Aga Khan University: 10 Interventions Equals a Million Children Saved
June 6, 2013 Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are among the 34 countries around the globe most affected by childhood malnutrition. If just 10 key nutrition interventions are scaled up to 90 per cent coverage in these countries, nearly 15 per cent of all deaths in children under five can be prevented, and at…
Experts oppose changes in WHO guidelines about pneumonia protocol – Dawn com News
HYDERABAD, Oct 22: Experts of paediatrics have opposed changes in WHO guidelines relating to pneumonia protocol by adaptation committee of the federal health ministry They urged the government on Saturday to devise a mechanism in the wake of 18th Amendment so that international donor agencies could be contacted easily for different foreign-funded programmes in the…
Oxford Study: Vitamin A Supplements could Save the Lives of 600,000 Infants a Year – AKU News
An international study suggests that giving vitamin A supplements to children in low and middle income countries could significantly cut rates of mortality, illnesses and blindness amongst those below the age of five. Researchers from the University of Oxford and Pakistan’s Aga Khan University have shown that vitamin A supplements reduce mortality amongst children from…
Vitamin A supplements decrease child mortality in low, middle-income countries: study – The News Com Pakistan
An international study suggests that giving vitamin A supplements to children in low and middle income countries could significantly cut rates of mortality, illnesses, and blindness among the under-fives. Researchers from the University of Oxford and Pakistan’s Aga Khan University have shown that vitamin A supplements reduce mortality among children from low and middle income…
Kenya: Hospital to Mark End of Breastfeeding Week – All Africa com News
Medics will help new mothers mark the end of world breastfeeding week today at the Aga khan hospital. The experts are inviting new and expectant mothers to a public forum to talk about the problems they encounter while breastfeeding during their baby’s first year. Statistics show that three out of four women initiate breastfeeding after…
Rotary International pledges boost to maternal health care in East Africa – Daily News Online
THE Rotary Foundation and the Aga Khan University (AKU) have entered into a partnership to improve maternal and child health in East Africa. Under the partnership, the Rotary Foundation – the charitable arm of Rotary International – will provide grants to Rotary clubs to establish volunteer teams to support professional development of faculties of nursing…
First eight years crucial for child development’ – The Express Tribune News
Mothers and their children gathered at the MAD School for yoga classes. PHOTO: SAADIA QAMAR/ EXPRESS TRIBUNE ABBOTABAD: To increase awareness, strengthening linkages and advocacy regarding the concept of Early Childhood Development (ECD) among the stakeholders, the Sungi Development Foundation, here on Saturday, arranged a district level conference. Secretary Education K-P Fareed Qureshi, District Coordination Officer…
Cataract, leading cause of blindness: Expert – Khaleej Times com News
DUBAI — Cataract is a leading cause of treatable blindness, particularly in developing countries, Dr Tanveer Chaudhry, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Head of Ophthalmology, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) said during his recent visit to the Ismaili Centre, Dubai. He was speaking during a health lecture organised by the AKUH’s Karachi’s representative office in Dubai. He…
