November 2, 2009 – UCSF and the Aga Khan University signed a memorandum of understanding today to advance their common goal to promote equitable human advancement and social justice in the less privileged parts of the world.
The agreement was signed at the Capitol Building in Sacramento by Haile T. Debas, MD, executive director of Global Health Sciences at UCSF, and AKU President Firoz Rasul, in the presence of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chancellor of AKU.