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COVER STORY Donors Honoured
for Generous Support to Syrian Education
Ministry and AKU-IED Collaborate for Professional Development of
Syrian Teachers INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Role of Family Medicine Practitioner for Increased Quality of Care with Decreased Cost The World Health Organization (WHO)
has identified unequal access to prevention and care, rising costs
of health care, inefficient health care systems, and lack of emphasis
on generalist training as major barriers to equitable health care
in developing countries. It also acknowledges the family medicine
practitioner as an important contributor in overcoming these barriers.
Full Story UNIVERSITY Government of
AKU Faculty and Staff Circle the Globe in 2002 In 2002, AKU faculty and staff made presentations at numerous conferences, seminars and workshops internationally as invited guest speakers. Full Story
University Offers Support to Afghanistan in Medical and Nursing Education
MEDICAL COLLEGE AKU Clinical Epidemiology Unit Recognised by International Clinical Epidemiology Network The Clinical Epidemiology Unit (CEU) at AKU gained membership in August 2002 within the International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN). It is the first unit of its kind in Pakistan to have achieved this international recognition. Full Story UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Family Medicine - A Lifelong Commitment to Patients The person-centred scientific discipline of family medicine is viewed as central to an effective and efficient delivery of health care in developed countries, where the need for high quality care at affordable prices, clinical competence, and lifelong, compassionate doctor-patient relationships are now firmly entrenched. Such expectations are also gaining strength in the developing world. Full StoryDr. Azam Ali Makes Headway into Macular Degeneration in Pakistan
PATIENT WELFARE PROGRAMME Corrective Surgery Restores Iqbal's Quality of Life Twenty-two year old Iqbal was admitted to AKUH severely debilitated by vomiting and fever, neither able to eat nor perform his daily activities, and had also lost a significant amount of weight. He was diagnosed with megacolon, a dilation or lengthening of the colon due to an obstruction or disease, leading to difficulty in breathing, food intake and digestion. Full Story INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Gordon MacLeod was appointed Director of Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) in August 2001. He had previously served there as Acting Director and had joined the Institute in 1999 as a professor. Dr. MacLeod has extensive experience as a teacher, teacher educator and researcher, holding faculty and management positions in educational institutions in Australia and the UK. Full Story INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF MUSLIM CIVILISATIONS Inaugural Seminar on Approaches to Pluralism in Muslim Contexts
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five-member delegation from Afghanistan, headed by the Minister
for Public Health, Dr. General Soheila Sediq, visited AKU in January
2003. This visit was part of a programme to seek expertise from
Pakistan's medical, nursing, educational and training centres, and
discuss various options in which assistance could be offered to
improve health conditions in Afghanistan. 
Macular
degeneration has long been considered one of the most intriguing
challenges for ophthalmologists. It is a physical disturbance in
the retina of the eye, eventually causing permanent central visual
loss. The macula is the part of the retina which is capable of providing
the most acute and detailed vision, and is used for reading, driving,
recognising faces, and fine work. The need for newer and more effective
treatment continues, even though considerable research has gone
into preventing central visual loss from macular degeneration. 
Dr.
Gordon MacLeod: Dedicated to Quality Teacher Education