Nairobi, 25 July 2011 — The Aga Khan University’s Heart and Cancer Centre brings international standards of patient care in cardiology and oncology treatment to Kenya, positioning the University Hospital as a hub in an integrated AKDN health system being established in East Africa. It also represents a significant expansion for the Aga Khan University’s Faculty of Health Sciences in the region.
“It gives me great pleasure to preside over the opening of the Heart and Cancer Centre of the Aga Khan University hospital,” said President Kibaki. “The opening of this Centre is a major milestone towards bringing world class healthcare and medical education to Kenya and the wider East African region.”
Recalling the Ismaili Imamat’s long tradition of caring for the wellness of people that stretches back a thousand years to the great hospitals of the Fatimid era, His Highness the Aga Khan described the opening of the Centre as a “benchmark moment.”
“Today’s inauguration of the Heart and Cancer Centre follows in this long tradition, and points the way to broader, future horizons,” said the Aga Khan.
The Centre is part of the Aga Khan University’s long term development agenda for its Faculty of Health Sciences, which includes the expansion of the Nairobi University Hospital to a 600-bed tertiary care facility and the establishment of an Undergraduate Medical Education Programme, an Undergraduate Nursing Programme and a School of Allied Health Professionals.
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