Inauguration of New Buildings - Aga Khan University

UNIVERSITYExpansion of Facilities at Karachi CampusInauguration of New BuildingsO n his recen t trip to Paki stan , His High ness the Aga Kh aninaugurated two new bu ildings at AKU 's Karach i ca mpus : theRs 500 milli on Ibn Zuhr Building for oncology services and theFaculty Office Building .His Highn ess inaugurates the Faculty Office Building.therapy, surg ical oncology services and cancer research facilities- all und er one roof.Ibn Zuhr BuildingThe oncology building is nam ed after the great Muslim physicianAbu Ma rwa n Abd ai-Malik Ibn Zuhr ( 109 1- 116 1 A D) whomade significa nt discover ies including clinical descr ipt ion ofmediastinal tum ours. This state-of-the-art cancer centre offerscomprehensive scree ning, diagnostic and treatment services. Italso houses high quality nuclear imaging, chemotherapy, radiationIbn Zuhr Building was completed with the generouscontribution of the following individuals and corporateentities:Isha and Asim AbdullahMian and Bcgum MohammadAbdullahShahid Ahm ad and Famil yTazccn and Aftab AhmcdM. I. Akbar and FamilyIqbal AlimohamcdSharifa and Su ltana li A. AllanaMustabshirah and Alman AslantAtiya and Ilaroon AtharSaad ia and Khalid AwanAtif' BajwaHaji Abdu l Karim Dhcdhi and FamilyMohamm ed Jaffer EbrahimAmna Fcrozu ddin Ejazuddin andFamilyHamid D. Ilab ibMr and Mrs Munnaw ar HamidRana and Iqbal HassanMr and Mrs Nadccm JcddyMunccr KamalAmar Zafar KhanUsman Ghan i Khatri and Fam ilyShazia Khawaja and Shahryar MahbubMr and Mrs Manc kiaAftab Man zoo rShagufta and Wasim MirzaRazzak H. Mohamm edMuhammad Ak ram Mughal Fami lyShchzad Naqv iUzma and Mo hsin NathaniSheikh Mohammed Oba id and FamilyKha lid QuraishiAnj um and Nadcc m RchmatRubina and Navced RiazNadir Shaik hDurdana and Zubyr SoomroAmin Issa TaiSha ukat Tari nI laji Kassam Teli FamilyLulua Saifuddin ZoomkawalaAl-Kararn Tcxtile Mills LtdAri I' Habib Securit ies Ltd130 C Pakistan LtdCaltcx Oil Pakistan LtdCNBC PakistanCrescent Stee l and Allied ProductsLtdDalal Securities (Py t) LtdDewan Salma n Fibre LtdEFU Ge neral Insurance LtdEngro Chem ical Paki stan LtdGhulam Faruqu e Gro upGul Ahmed Textile Mills LtdGulistan Gro up of Com paniesIbrahi m Fibres LtdICI Pakistan LtdIndu s Moto r Company LtdIntern ational Textile LtdJaved Omer Vohra and Company LtdKohi noor Map le Leaf GroupLak hani Sec urities (Pvt) LtdNew Allied Electro nics Industries(Pvt) LtdORIX Leasing Pakistan LtdPakistan Petro leum LtdPakistan Refin ery LtdPaki stan State OilPICIC LtdShell Pak istan LtdThe Fancy FoundationUme r Gro up ofCompani esUnilever Pakist an LtdUnion Bank LtdTh is new additio n to Aga Khan Unive rsity Hospital (A KU H)in Kar ach i is the firs t of its kind in Sindh and will pro vide amuch needed serv ice in the city. At AK UH alone, app roximately12,000 pati ents are diagnosed wi th ca ncer eac h yea r and theCentre is eve n more critical as the prevalen ce ofcancer continuesto rise. According to WHO estimates, two-thirds ofall worldwidecance r cases will be observed in devel oping co untries by 2025 .Ac kno wl ed ging the support of both co rporate and indi vidualdon ors at the building's inauguration cerem on y, His Highn essthe Aga Kh an sa id, " It is through the ge nerous co ntribution ofdon ors, that we are abl e to exce l in the area of health ca re, torecruit the mo st qualified personnel, and provid e fa cili ties andservices that are setting the highest standards not only in Pakistanbut indeed wo rldw ide. "The Chance llor also expresse d satisfaction that services providedat the Ibn Zuhr Building will be accessi ble to those wh o ca nnotafford the full cost ofthei r treatm ent , through the support of theUnive rsity Hospital' s Pati ent Welfare Programme.Faculty Office BuildingAlso during his visi t to the campus, the Chance llor inaugu ratedthe new Fac ulty Office Building, funded by the University. Th enew bu ilding wi ll hou se 155 facul ty and sta ff fro m A KU H'sdep artments of Medicine , Paediatric s and Psych iatry.Touring the facility, His Highness the Ag a Khan said, "The newfacil ities are an expression ofthe University's belief that it mustcare for its faculty and staff, providing them with the mo stconducive work environment , especially to co nduct research."Soparivala BuildingEar lier in 2005, AKU's Sop arivala Bu ilding was inaugu rat edon Augu st 14. Named afte r th e Soparivala family w ho ~Continued 011 Page 5l : ...I ~ ) • ~ I .1, . \), - _ _J(L to R) Dr Ishrat Hussain . then Governor ofState Bank. inaugurates theSopariv ala building along with his wife Mrs Ishrat Hussain; AmbassadorSaidullah Khan Dehla vi, Chairma n of AKU Board of Trustees; Mrs TalatDehlavi; and Mr Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, AKU President.2

UNIVERSITYAKU-FAS Seminar'New Directions for Libraries inthe Internet Age'T he planned Aga Khan University Faculty ofArts and Sciences(AKU -FAS) held its first aca demic sem inar on Novembe r 10and I 1, 2005, titl ed ' More than Books: N ew Directions forAcademic Libra ries ' .For thi s impor tant topic, th e Un iversity had invi te d aninternational panel of experts who had hands-on experience ofsetting up libraries. Ms Lorin Ritchi e, Universi ty Librarian ofthe America n Univers ity ofSharjah, UAE, was the Guest Speakerat the seminar. Together with moderator, Mr Ernie Ingle s, HeadLibrarian and Vice Provost ofthe University of Alberta, Canada,the experts gave informa tive presentations on the changing lookand feel of libraries in the 21st century. Ms Ritch ie, a specialiston electron ic resources for libraries, challenged un iversities andtheir libraries to work in partnership with inform ation technologymanagers in order to transform the services offered by librarie sto stude nts and faculty .Ms Ritchi e remarked, " Library staff are changing their ow nwork so that it becomes more relevant wi thin their evolvinginstitutions, an d it has become imperative fo r library andinformation technology professionals to work together to deliverlib rary services and information available thro ug h ne wtechnologies, giving stude nts and fac ulty access to the lib raryeven in their hom es and resi dence hall s."Ms Ritchie also examined the way in which Pakistani universitiescan have imp roved access to pr int and electronic coll ections.She enco uraged fac ulty to become more involved in buildingcollections, and discussed methods by wh ich librarians can maketheir libraries more central to the learnin g and research objectivesof facult y and stu dents.Inauguration ofNew Buildingscontinuedfrom page 2"In the 21st century, libra ry buildings are beingtransf ormed into centres ofteaching and learning, withcomp uter centres and 'information commons " andlibrarians now pa rtner with f aculty to ensure thatstudents develop research and information expertise. "Ms Lorin Ritchie, University Librarianof the American University of Sharjah, UAE.The keynote address was deli vered by A KU PresidentMr Sham sh Kassim-Lakh a, in which he sai d that the primaryobjective of AKU-FAS would be for students to develop theircapa cities for critical analysis and apply these skills to anund erstanding of their own cultural and religious traditio ns."Today's libraries are no longer just reposi tories of informationbut a pla ce wh ere indi viduals ca n actively engage with theirenv iro nm ent th rough multi-m edi a pr esen tati on s or onli necoll aborati on s," he said.This is the first academic event for AKU-FAS , which is presentlyat the planni ng stage. The library at AKU-FAS is plann ed to bethe largest modem library of its kind in Pak istan with space forover 500 ,000 volumes as well as electro nic resources. It wi ll beequipped w ith the late st information tec hno logy system andupon its completion, would be consi de red as one of the mostmod em and well-equipped libraries in the country. •Schedule of EventsJanuary - March 2006ProgrammeDategenerously gifted their estate to AKU, this facility houses thenew clinical lab oratories. Th e new lab oratories will doubleAKUH's existing medical test proc essing capacity to 10 milliontests annually. Th e Chief Gu est at the occ asion wa s Dr IshratHussain, then Governor State Bank of Pakistan, who commented," I wish His Highn ess the Aga Khan had established AK U fiftyyears ea rlier, whic h wo uld have me ant a signific antly largernumber of high ca libre profession als in se rv ice of Pak istantoday. " Dr Hussain also commend ed the Sopariva la fam ily fortheir ph ilan thropi c bequ est to the University, which has beendescribed as ' the largest sing le don ation AKU has rec eived sofar outside of the Ismaili community in Pakistan.'Admiring the benevolence of Noshir and Mehroo Sop arivala,President Kassim-Lakha expresse d his gratitude to Mrs MehrooSopari va la, who upon her death in 1993 , gifted a con sid erabl eestate to AKU in the form of a bu ilding, equities and personaleffects, whi ch after liquidation amo unted to US $2 million .The total cost of the Building was Rs 35 0 million (US $5.9milli on ), ofwhich the University provided Rs 234 million (US$3.9 million). •Continuing Medical Education• Seminar on Current Concepts inWomen Health with Reference toImaging• Seminar on Tele-MedicineConferencing 'Echo in Context'• Seminar on TB #'Signs, Symptoms and Care' -Public Health Awareness ProgrammeCommon diseases of Ear, Nose andThroat, and Cancer of Head andNeck (Karachi)Diabetes (Abu Dhabi)Diabetes (Dubai)Short Stature - What Can ParentsDo? 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