Decarbonising health care
Our health agencies are making it a priority to reduce the ecological footprint of their hospitals and medical centres while continuing to provide patients with quality services and care.
Health
Canada’s Minister of International Development visits flood-affected areas in Chitral
During his visit to the north of Pakistan, the Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s Minister of International Development, met with flood-affected communities and observed relief and recovery efforts that AKDN is undertaking in severely hit areas.
Experts warn of widespread diseases in flood-affected areas
As the number of cases of diarrhoea, dehydration, respiratory infections, malaria, dengue and skin problems increases at AKU’s healthcare camps in Pakistan’s flood-affected areas, experts have warned of widespread diseases if the living conditions and healthcare needs of the flood victims are not managed in good time.
Healthcare camps provide care to 45,000 people in flood-affected areas of Pakistan
The Aga Khan University is supporting the flood relief efforts in Pakistan via healthcare camps, mobile health units, medical training and fundraising.
Offering hope to women displaced by floods
Yasmin, a Lady Health Visitor at the Aga Khan Health Centre, Khyber, helped deliver the babies of two women displaced by the floods in Sindh, Pakistan.
Achieving net zero: How our health operations are slashing carbon emissions while saving thousands
With climate change at a tipping point, rising energy prices and a deadline of 2030 to become carbon neutral, AKHS has developed an innovative carbon emissions benchmarking tool that is now attracting organisations across the world.
Greening the places where we live and work
From large university campuses to individual family homes, AKDN is working with communities to rethink the way buildings are designed, constructed and operated to promote safer, sustainable living and reach net zero carbon by 2030.
Providing integrated health care in East Africa
What began nearly a century ago as a single dispensary in Dar es Salaam has expanded into an integrated health system that provides quality care to 1.8 million people in the region.
Taking services to the patient: Mobile health teams in Syria
A mobile medical team helped Nadia from Salamieh District safely give birth – she is one of 12,500 Syrian women who have received maternal and child health services in this way.
“Good journalism does not come cheap”: Njoki Chege explores the future of the media
For World Press Freedom Day 2022, Director of AKU’s Innovation Centre Dr Njoki Chege shares her observations on the media industry and how the Centre is preparing journalists for the future.