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A health awareness programme, 'Signs, Symptoms and Care' will be organized by
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi (AKUH) to increase awareness
for early diagnosis and timely treatment of health problems at the
Intercontinental Hotel, Abu
Dhabi on Saturday, May 8, 2004 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM and Sheraton
Deira Hotel and Towers, Dubai on Sunday, May 9, 2004 from 7:00 PM to 9:00
PM.
Dr. Azam Ali, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Head
of Ophthalmology Section at AKUH will be giving a presentation on "Diabetic and other Eye Problems and their Latest Treatment".
Dr.
Ali did his MBBS, with honors, from Aga Khan University Karachi, FRCS from Glasgow, Edinburgh and
FRCOphth (UK). He got training from and Eye Hospital in London and specialized in Vitreo-Retina
from Moorfields Eye Hospital.
The programme will include a question and answer session in which participants
would be encouraged to ask questions.
Aga Khan University (AKU) is part of Aga Khan Development Network, a group of
private international development agencies, founded by His Highness
the Aga Khan, which works in the developing countries of Asia and Africa.
The
University Hospital provides high quality services to all segments of the population. Over
70% of the patients come from low to middle income areas.
Since the inception of the Hospital's
Patient Welfare Programme in 1986, Dhs 67.3 million has been spent benefiting over 203,000 needy
patients.
AKUH Representative office was inaugurated in May 2002 in Dubai. It is located at the Oud Metha Office Complex, it provides convenience and easy accessibility to
AKUH's high-quality, cost-effective services to patients in
the United Arab Emirates.
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