First AKUH Off-Site Health Facilities in Malir and Karimabad

Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) launched its first off-site health facility in Malir in May 2001. The facility offers Family Medicine Clinics, Pharmacy and Laboratory services. Through this development, AKUH will apply the learning and experience of its physicians in resolving the health problems and needs of families living in different parts of the city.

AKUH's first off-site facility in Malir - Family Medicine Clinic, Laboratory Specimen Collection Unit and Pharmacy services.

AKUH now has two off-site clinics in Karachi, one in Karimabad, in collaboration with the Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS,P), the other in Malir. In addition, the Hospital operates 29 Laboratory Specimen Collection Units throughout Pakistan, including 12 in Karachi. Specimens collected from all the Laboratory Specimen Collection Units are transported to the Main Laboratory in strict conformity with international standards. Pharmacy services are run under the supervision of a pharmacist, who holds a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, and also provides information related to drugs and their proper usage.

All three services of the health facility in Malir are available six days a week, Monday through Saturday, while the Laboratory also remains open on Sundays. Commenting on the off-site facility, Dr. Riaz Qureshi, Professor and Head of Family Medicine Division, Community Health Sciences (CHS), said, "This facility caters to the residents of Malir by providing high-quality and cost-effective outpatient medical care. Through this newly established facility, AKUH is continuing its mission of providing accessible and affordable care to patients of all socio-economic groups." Additionally, the facility maintains a system of medical records to enable attending physicians to provide continuing guidance and advice to families based on the history of their  medical problems. Patients requiring specialized medical consultancy are referred to AKUH.

In Karimabad, specialist physicians and surgeons from AKUH  provide consultations and conduct day-care surgeries at the Karimabad  Day-Surgery  Centre,  which is equipped   with laboratory, ultrasound and X-ray facilities. These facilities are providing people in the adjoining areas of Karimabad easy access to high quality health care.

Such developments bring AKUH a step closer to its goal of providing quality health care to a larger population in the city.