The Aga Khan University Hospital

The Aga Khan University Hospital is the top and best Hospital in Pakistan and provides best patient care services. It has all services under one roof and the hospital has the best heart doctors : cardiologists and pulmonologists. The patient Arif Ullah, born in Pakistan but brought up in Swat was weak and unwell since birth, doctors diagnosed that this weakness was caused by a hole in his heart.  Arif was from a poor family and due to the lack of funds available, his parents could not afford treatment. Hence, he had to ignore and face the symptoms. When Arif was 14 or 15, he would get exhausted while walking to school. he realized that he was useless in this condition and that he would never be able to support his families or friends.  Since he belonged to a poor background, he never found it suitable for sitting at home and do nothing. Arif came to Aga Khan University Hospital to seek help, I was checked for one night. Dr. Muneer Amanuallah and his team visited him and ...

Please join us at our Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Friday, 26 October at 4PM at AKU   main campus on Stadium Road . Hear from breast cancer survivors and our doctors. This walk is a way of raising awareness and highlighting the need for screening and prioritizing women’s health. For free registration, visit https://bit.ly/2q0lHU8 . Please attend and share the invite with others too.

The Aga Khan University Hospital is a not for profit university hospital, one of the best private hospitals in Pakistan that prioritizes excellence in delivering healthcare facilities for patients in Pakistan. The Aga Khan University is recognized for the best pharmacy services in Pakistan which are outstanding and topmost. The medicines available at the Pharmacy of the Aga Khan University Hospital are only from good manufactures that are genuine. The medicines are stored at right temperatures and AKUH pharmacies assure that the quality of medicine is intact. The AKUH pharmacy in Pakistan assures that patients did not defraud by substandard medicine at the price of original ones. The Pharmacies in Pakistan of the Aga Khan University Hospital are available to patients visiting clinics, medical center and medicines are also provided to patients who are admitted at the hospital.  The in-patient’s pharmacy services are available 24 hours and 7 days a week. Medicines are prepa...

Laila Aslam is a mother of two children: 7-year-old and a 2-year-old. She is always content with the services provided by the Aga Khan University Hospital, which is one of the best private hospitals in Pakistan . Laila Aslam consistently visits the Aga Khan University Hospital and appreciates the quality standards maintained at the main stadium road campus. Laila Aslam visits the CHC (community health center) which offers clinics that are conducted by the top best specialized family health doctors in Pakistan. The Community Health Centre at the Aga Khan University Hospital provides patients with affordable health care for families . The CHC provides a broad range of services for members of every age group in families. It includes vaccination for newborns and adults, family planning services, women health services , counseling services for self-examination, pain management and yearly checkups. The hospital, in its commitment to provide quality healthcare and accessibility, also...

Zohra Bibi, 30, came to the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) with her two year old baby Sher Khan who was rushed in an Ambulance from Hyderabad. The infant fell from the stairs in and hurt his head. An hour later after noticing the swelling on the baby’s head increase, Zohra Bibi and her husband rushed him to a nearby hospital in Hyderabad . The baby was admitted and was given high doses of medication according to Zohra. “My baby’s condition was worsening by the minute. I couldn’t stop crying. My world was falling apart,” says Zohra Bibi, tearing up even as she was describing this. “After taking the antibiotics, my baby started vomiting and his temperature continued to go up.” It was then that they decided to shift hospitals and admitted the baby to Aga Khan Maternal and Child Centre (AKMCC) in Hyderabad which offers 24-hour Emergency Services for children. After stabilizing Sher Khan’s condition, the doctor there recommends to the parents to shift the baby to Aga Khan ...

Fake medicines and poor-quality medications pose a serious public health hazard. The low quality control practices in the manufacturing process, have led the increase in the production of substandard quality medications in the market. The reach of these medications has become more convenient for the consumers to purchase. The recent studies by health authorities’ showed an estimate of over one million people dies every year due to the intake of these counterfeit medications. Pakistan in particular, more than 50% of drugs sold are either of substandard quality or in many instances were fake. It has become very difficult for pharmacists to tell the difference between genuine medicine s and that of fake medicines, as more than 100,000 unregistered merchants also dispense drugs illegally.  The packaging of these medications is sometimes made to be attractive so that the difference goes unnoticeable. Unlicensed online pharmacies have also started operating that adds to more c...

Commissioned in 1967 the foundation of the Aga Khan Hospital for Women, Garden was originally laid in 1957. Along with the other regional Aga Khan Hospitals like Kharadar and Karimabad, AKH Garden was integrated in 2010 with the main campus at AKUH under a greater vision to extend the main campus’ services to different parts of the city. Located near the Mazar-e-Quaid (Jinnah Mausoleum) in Garden East, Karachi, the hospital is divided into two buildings opposite each other, the Main Hospital Building and the Diagnostic Centre. Between both of them, the hospital offers both inpatient and outpatient services. Known for providing safe and effective medical treatment, the hospital has a team of highly qualified medical professionals, skilled physicians, and administrative staff who supports and offers quality care for expecting mothers and children. The staff is specially trained to handle pregnancies including medical and general surgical facilities to facilitate normal, instrume...