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.
AKU / Samuel Mwangi
Leah Kamau (pictured at centre), the Head Nurse at Kampala Hospital, trained at AKU-SONAM in Uganda. …
AKU / Samuel Mwangi
As a result of the West Nile Rural Electrification Company’s (WENRECo) investment in a hydropower station that provides reliable and affordable electricity in Arua district, Arua Regional Referral Hospital is assured of better lighting, which in turn has improved the quality of health service delivery, especially for child treatment, immunisation and expectant mothers, reducing the risks previously associated with pregnancy. Between 2013 and 2015, WENRECo – a project company of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) -- targeted the electrification of 30 health centres, 60 schools, 250 businesses and 6,000 households.
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
As a result of the West Nile Rural Electrification Company’s (WENRECo) investment in a hydropower station …
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) student, Vero Otima, interacting with a child during a community health nursing session at Kakajo Zone, Uganda.
AKDN / Gary Otte
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) student, Vero Otima, interacting with a child during a community …
AKDN / Gary Otte
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AKU has established four medical centres in Kampala, with the first opening in 2012. They offer consultations and referrals to specialist services. The Aga Khan University Hospital in Kampala is currently under construction.
AKU has provided education for working nurses in Uganda since 2001. The School of Nursing and Midwifery offers tailored professional nursing courses and a degree programme in midwifery.
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725 nurses have graduated from the Aga Khan University (AKU) in Uganda
Service Delivery
As part of an integrated regional health system, the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (AKUH-N) has established four medical centres in Kampala. They offer high-quality medical consultations, as well as eye care and imaging, dental, pharmacy, physiotherapy, radiology and laboratory services. Specialised consulting clinics include cardiology, family medicine, endocrinology, neurology, gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics and ENT.
The medical centres act as a referral pathway for inpatient and specialised services at AKUH-N. They also offer telemedicine services using a panel of specialists at AKUH-N, mobile laboratory services and mobile pharmacy services.
In East Africa, the Aga Khan University (AKU) health network includes the 280-bed AKU Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, and 46 medical and diagnostic centres in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
School of Nursing and Midwifery
The Aga Khan University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery in Kampala aims to strengthen health systems in Uganda by upgrading nursing skills, improving the quality of health care and developing new and more professional nursing courses.
The programme is tailored to ensure health services are responsive to population needs. It uses an innovative curricular approach that enables nurses to obtain professional qualifications while working. To date, more than 1,000 nurses have graduated from AKU in Uganda. The School offers a EN-to-RN Diploma Programme, Post-RN Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Post-RM Bachelor of Midwifery.
AKU-educated nurses act as change agents and leaders by providing outstanding care and by helping to improve the quality of care provided by other nurses. The University’s alumni in Uganda lead professional organisations and nursing schools, and serve as hospital head nurses.