Partnering for better cancer care in Tanzania

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Breaking the cycle of hunger: Tackling intergenerational stunting and undernutrition in northern Pakistan

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Supporting child development amid crisis in Syria

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5 ways to improve maternal and infant survival in remote areas

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The opening of the state-of-the-art facility at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam represents a big leap forward in the battle against cancer in East Africa.

New cancer centre in Dar es Salaam will treat 100 patients per day

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Aga Khan Health Services

Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) is one of three AKDN agencies that support activities in health, alongside the Aga Khan Foundation and the Aga Khan University. Together, they provide quality health care to 14 million people annually and work closely on planning, training and resource development. AKHS also works with the Aga Khan Education Services and the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat on the integration of health issues into partnered projects.


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1920s

AKHS began its work in the 1920s.

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AKHS operates more than 575 outreach healthcare centres.

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14 million

The AKDN Health network provides care to more than 14 million people each year.

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“...improving maternal, neonatal and child health should be one of the highest priorities on the global development agenda. I can think of no other field in which a well-directed effort can make as great or as rapid an impact.”

His Late Highness Aga Khan IV
Toronto, May 2014

Areas of Activity
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Approach to Health Services

We aim to reach the most vulnerable in society, particularly mothers and babies, with low-cost, high-quality, proven medical technologies.

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Environment and Climate

We aim to provide environmentally-friendly health care, reducing energy and pollutant consumption in our buildings, supplies and processes.

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AKHS in East Africa

We are developing an integrated health system in East Africa to help Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda offer effective, sustainable health care to all.

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AKHS in Central Asia

We create health infrastructure, provide professional training, support healthcare system reform and offer healthcare services in Afghanistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Syria and Tajikistan.

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AKHS in South Asia

We run the largest not-for-profit private healthcare system in Pakistan, reaching over 800,000 people. We operate a 158-bed hospital in India and also undertake primary care and health education there.

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Governance and Management

We are a not-for-profit NGO in each of the countries where we operate, with volunteer directors, annual audits and a total quality management approach.

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