AKU nurses on assignment in Morogoro, Tanzania.
Leah Kamau (pictured at centre), the Head Nurse at Kampala Hospital, trained at AKU-SONAM in Uganda. Currently studying for her Master’s, Leah wants Kampala Hospital to be recognised as the best maternity centre in and around Kampala.
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Leah Kamau (pictured at centre), the Head Nurse at Kampala Hospital, trained at AKU-SONAM in Uganda. …
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AKU-SONAM alumna Pendo Bukori (right) is a Cervical Cancer Screening Field Officer at Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) – a nonprofit organisation that works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. Her work ensures that Tanzanian women are screened for cervical cancer and treated as early as possible.
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AKU-SONAM alumna Pendo Bukori (right) is a Cervical Cancer Screening Field Officer at Tanzania Health …
AKU / Hendri Lombard
Agnes Ojok has been working at the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu ever since she graduated with a diploma in nursing from the Kenya Medical Training College in 2009. She manages the maternity ward. “I have a vision of becoming a teacher or a lecturer," she says. "I want to see the number of people taking on midwifery increase. We need qualified staff who can deal with complications during birth.”
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Agnes Ojok has been working at the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu ever since she graduated with a diploma in …
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This page is also available inA recognised leader in the field of nursing education in the developing world, the Aga Khan University (AKU) has recorded numerous firsts in the course of educating nearly 8,000 nursing leaders in Pakistan and East Africa.
In Pakistan, AKU’s School of Nursing and Midwifery has been a national leader for 40 years and has played a key role in improving the reputation and practice of the nursing profession. It was the first nursing school in Pakistan to be affiliated with a university, and the first to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery.
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The School’s impact on the development of nursing in Pakistan has been remarkable. Its curriculum has served as a template for the national nursing curriculum and its focus on community health has inspired other schools to follow its example.
As of 2021, 80 percent of nursing schools in Pakistan with recognised degree programmes were led by AKU graduates. In 2001, the University began offering nursing degree programmes in East Africa, and has since educated more than 3,000 nurses in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
In East Africa and Pakistan, AKU-educated nurses act as change agents and leaders by providing outstanding care and by working to improve the quality of care provided by other nurses. AKU’s alumni lead nursing schools, serve as hospital head nurses and lead professional organisations.
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The performance of the graduates in moving the nursing profession forward within Pakistan and internationally is impressive. Further, its role in the development of women within Pakistan and the Islamic context is incomparable and exceedingly important. In just over 25 years, it has demonstrated immense development, which will ensure that it will hold an important place in the history of the nursing profession.
International panel of nursing leaders, during an external review of the School’s first 25 years in Pakistan.