“We first came together in 2001, with the first nursing scholarships in East Africa.
The partnership between the Trust and AKU can be seen in the impact it has had on clinical care, leadership, nursing education and the overall health system, as well as in the recognition its alumni have received wherever they have gone. “Through the University’s Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health in East Africa, AKU will be conducting implementation research that bridges the gap between academia, service providers and policymakers, and contributes to achieving the SDGs,” Mr. Haji noted that together with Global Affairs Canada and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), AKU and the Aga Khan Health Services will be working with nearly 100 government health facilities to improve care for over 600,000 mothers and children in Kilifi and Kisii in Kenya and Mwanza in Tanzania. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer … The Aga Khan University Hospital is also planning to construct a Children’s Hospital within the main hospital that will provide high quality specialty paediatrics care together with specialty medical and nursing training programmes in child health.” “For the last 15 years, the Trust has supported AKU’s School of Nursing and Midwifery in East Africa.Īlmost 90 percent of our more than 2,100 nursing graduates have received support from the Trust, and more than 100 of them hold leadership positions in East Africa. Al-Karim Haji, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AKU, thanked the Trust for co-sponsoring the conference and for its enduring support of the University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery in East Africa. Noting the importance of partnerships, Mr. He urged them and their partners to continue collaborating with public health systems to achieve health for all. Nicholas Muraguri, Principle Secretary of the Kenya Ministry of Health and Chief Guest at the conference launch, commended AKU and the AKDN for the immense contribution they have made to health, education and civil society institutions in East Africa. The conference addresses the need for systematic approaches to quality improvement across health care systems – from research to education, from community-based care to hospitals – and the impact that focusing on health systems and quality can have on achieving the targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).ĭr.
The conference, held at the Nairobi Safari Park Hotel, also celebrated the University’s 15 years in East Africa, and the 15-year partnership between AKU, AKDN and the Trust to enhance nursing education.
(Image credit: Coastweek)Ĭoastweek– The Aga Khan University (AKU), the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Citizenship Trust (Trust) and over 200 local and international health professionals kicked off a three-day conference focused on delivering quality health care in East Africa. Azim Lakhani and Al-Karim, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Aga Khan University, officially launched a three-day conference which focused on delivering quality health care in East Africa. Pacifica Onyancha, Johnson & Johnson Corporate Citizenship Trust Managing Director Frank Welvaert, Aga Khan Development Network, Kenya Diplomatic Representative Dr. Principle Secretary Deputy Director of Medical Services in the Ministry of Health Dr. Nicholas Muraguri, Kenya Ministry of Health … That you are also celebrating the first 15 years of the Aga Khan University in East Africa is equally important – 15 years is a short period of time for a university to have the kind of impact you display, and for that, I commend you.” “The Government of Kenya is well aware of the commitment His Highness the Aga Khan has made towards the advancement of quality health care in East Africa – a commitment made over 100 years ago that continues today.
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