Aga Khan University Hospital

The Hospital is part of the Aga Khan University (AKU) in Karachi, Pakistan. Chartered as the country's first private international university in 1983, AKU's objective is to promote human welfare by disseminating knowledge and providing instruction, training, research and services in health sciences, education and other disciplines. AKU is a non-denominational institution open to all on merit, and admissions to its academic programmes are needs-blind. The University places special emphasis on the development of women. Through its high academic standards, programmes relevant to the needs of developing societies, its work as a dialogue partner with government on issues of health and education policy, and its delivery of critical social services, AKU has had a national impact in Pakistan. With the launch of academic programmes in East Africa, the United Kingdom, Syria and Afghanistan, AKU has now established itself as an international institution at ten sites in seven countries. AKU's Faculty of Health Sciences, comprising a Medical College and a School of Nursing, is located on the same campus in Karachi as Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH). The Institute for Educational Development (AKUIED) is situated at another campus in Karachi, while the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) is based in London. With the development of AKU-IED and AKU-ISMC, along with the planning of a Faculty of Arts and Sciences, AKU has moved towards becoming a comprehensive university.