KARACHI: Shamsh Kassim Lakha, the founding president of Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) held a jam-packed auditorium spell bound as he took them through the history of the institution, the challenges the organisers faced while building it, what they achieved and the lessons they learnt.
“We didn’t want to create an island of intellectuals,” he explained, adding that he wanted other people and institutes to be inspired by their example.
“When Imran Khan was building Shaukat Khanum Hospital, he came to me five times asking how we built AKUH. And we taught him how.” Lakha recalled how AKUH was the only private university east of the Suez Canal till Japan when it was built. “Today there are 60 private universities in Pakistan.”
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Dear Shamsh, I just finished reading your words, appropriately as I am in Brompton Hospital in London,having had an artery unblocked with some tinkering with my Pacemaker in the offing. Best wishes, -ameer
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Dear Mr. Lakha,
Regret I missed webcast of your presentation. Indeed, Aga khan Hospital and Medical College in Karachi, then, was our Imam’s vision, and the team under your excellent and foresighted leadership made it a reality.
All the best wishes and warm regards / Noor
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A fascinating appraisal of AKUH
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