Patient Welfare Programme  
The Patient Welfare Programme enables Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) to fulfil its philanthropic mission by assisting those who are unable to access its high quality medical treatment due to lack of resources. A consistent 70% of the patients who visit the Hospital each year are from the middle and lower socio-economic groups, and the demand for support is increasing.

Since its inception in 1986, Rs. 500 million (US $ 9 million) has been disbursed to over 134,000 indigent patients. Additionally, subsidies of an equal amount have benefited all general ward and Community Health Centre patients. Ten percent of all patients admitted to the Hospital or 20 percent of patients admitted to the general ward currently benefit from the Programme. The budget for the year 2000 stands at Rs.100 million.

The welfare assistance budget is funded with the generosity of donors, and the Hospital itself is supplemented by on campus activities such as the volunteer-run gift, flower and snack shops, as well as the sale of AKUH greeting cards.