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COVER STORY
 AKU
Accredited in Kenya and Tanzania
AKU reached a milestone
in July 2002, when it received accreditation instruments in
Kenya and Tanzania, enabling the University
to implement its academic programmes. The granting of the
Letter of Interim Authority in Kenya and the Certificate of
Provisional Registration in Tanzania reaffirmed these countries'
confidence in the University's ability to introduce educational
programmes for human resource capacity building in the health
and education sectors. Full
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Landmark Graduation Ceremony
in Uganda
 At
a ceremony held on 18 September 2002 in Kampala, Uganda, 57 graduates of AKU received
their degrees, diplomas and certificates at the
University's first graduation ceremony outside Pakistan. AKU is Pakistan’s first private university
with a mandate to provide relevant high quality educational,
research and service programmes both nationally and internationally,
and launched courses in Uganda in teacher education in
2000 and Advanced Nursing Studies in 2001. Full
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SYMPOSIUM / SEMINARS
Experts Call for Urgent Attention to
Early Childhood Care for National Development
AKU has long recognised the importance of human development
as a key ingredient for economic growth and long-term sustainability.
Being problem-oriented in its approach, the University has also
identified the impact of the early years in a child's life to
his or her future physical, mental and social development.
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MEDICAL COLLEGE
Tawana:
Targeting Female Literacy and Nutrition
The
stark realities of low enrolment figures in government primary
schools in Pakistan's rural areas and unrelenting malnutrition
continue unabated. Their impact on the country's female population
is particularly detrimental, and of serious concern for the
present and future development of the country. To address
these key issues, the Ministry of Women Development, Social
Welfare and Special Education (MoWD), Government of Pakistan,
launched "Tawana Pakistan" in September 2002. Full
Story
Nara MCH Centre - An Example of Public-Private
Partnership
 The
Government of Pakistan recently called on medical colleges
to become involved in developing rural health care within
their scope of responsibility. AKU, through its Department
of Community Health Sciences (CHS) has fostered such developments
in rural Sindh for several years. Full
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Dr.
Sheikh Arshad Saeed - Teacher, Innovator and Researcher
 Dr.
Sheikh Arshad Saeed, the Abdulaziz Hussainali Shariff Professor
of Pharmacology, Department of Biological and Biomedical
Sciences, has not only been a faculty member at AKU for
almost two decades, but also a researcher and innovator
in his field. Dr. Saeed has been involved in breakthrough
discoveries for nearly three decades, contributing to a
better understanding of inflammation and anti-inflammatory
drugs, reproductive biology and molecular mechanisms of
human platelet aggregation. He has published 220 research
papers and has the unusual distinction of being awarded
nine patents from Europe and North America. In 1980, he
was the first Pakistani to be elected Fellow of the Royal
Institute of Biology. In 2001 he was awarded one of the
nation's highest civil honours, the Hilal-i-Imtiaz for biological
sciences - a first in Pakistan. Full
Story
New
Strategies in Learning: Renewal of Undergraduate Medical Curriculum
AKU strives
for excellence through continuous review of existing programmes
and the introduction of new ones. Three aims are always at
the forefront in such deliberations: quality, relevance and
impact. Its undergraduate medical curriculum has accordingly
been under scrutiny by AKU faculty since 1999. The renewed
MBBS curriculum was implemented in the academic year beginning
October 2002, for the Class of 2007. Full
Story
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
General
Surgery: Quality, Care and Education
The general
surgeon takes care of a wide range of conditions which can
be as complex as major cancer surgery, to common ailments
such as hernias, gall stones and appendicitis. The clinical
discipline of general surgery at AKUH is highly demanding
due to the high proportion of surgical emergencies it caters
to. The General Surgery programme has 10 full-time and three
non full-time faculty members and is the largest section within
the Department of Surgery. Among the clinical departments,
it has one of the busiest patient care and teaching programmes.
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PATIENT
WELFARE PROGRAMME
Akil Looks Towards a Brighter Future
Eighteen-year
old Akil Khan had dreamt of coming
to the bustling city of Karachi
for his higher education. While in school, Akil had read about the many adventurous places in the world.
Abottabad, a hill station in northern
Pakistan where
he lived, did not offer the opportunities for learning and
growth he aspired to. His parents, modest farmers, were too
poor to give him any financial help, but fully supported his
decision to continue studying. As Akil's
two younger brothers watched him set off for the two day journey
to the sprawling metropolis, they also hoped to follow suit
one day. Full Story
INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Research and Policy Dialogues
on Teacher Education and Decentralisation
 Aga
Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED),
with support from the Department for International Development
(DFID), UK,
is organising a series of five research and policy dialogues
on key issues in education. The dialogues, which are being
held throughout the country over a period of one year, aim
to create awareness about the role and importance of research
in policy-making and encourage public, private and non-governmental organisations
(NGOs) to build research partnerships in education. Full
Story
UNIVERSITY
Steering
Committee on Higher Education
Wide-Ranging Reform Package
for Public Universities
 The
President of Pakistan and the Federal
Cabinet approved the proposals of the Steering Committee on
Higher Education for public university reform in August 2002.
The Steering Committee had been appointed by the President of Pakistan in March to develop an
implementation plan for the recommendations of the earlier Task Force on Improvement of Higher
Education and the Study Group on Science and Technology.
The Committee, chaired by Shamsh
Kassim-Lakha, President, AKU, included eminent
educators and vice chancellors of public universities, as
well as leading scientists and professionals. Full
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SCHOOL
OF NURSING
 Dr. Yasmin
Amarsi Appointed First Dean of AKU-SON
Dr.Yasmin Amarsi
was appointed the first Dean of Aga Khan University School of
Nursing (AKU-SON) in August 2002. During her 22-year association
with AKU, Dr. Amarsi has become a
role model for nurses endeavouring to make a difference in their
profession. Full
Story
ISMC
 AKU
Establishes Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
In accordance with the
recommendations of the Chancellor's Commission Report, and
based on a detailed study undertaken by a Task Force of international
scholars and experts, AKU established its Institute for the
Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) in London in 2002.
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