In celebration of Mother’s Day, the Aga Khan Maternal and Child Care Centre (AKMCCC), Hyderabad, successfully organised a free one-day health camp to provide women with essential healthcare services and expert consultations. The camp aimed to raise awareness about the vital importance of maternal and women’s health, recognising that healthy mothers are the foundation of…
The Aga Khan University’s Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health (CoEWCH) at Aga Khan University, in collaboration with the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Balochistan, has launched the Strengthening Routine Immunization Project (SRIP) in Quetta. This project will be implemented across seven underserved districts—Quetta, Killa Abdullah, Chaman, Pishin, Mastung, Sibi, and Zhob—aiming to…
The Legal Aid Society of Pakistan (LAS) has been awarded the 2025 Community Champion Award by Street Law, Inc. at its annual Awards Gala held in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2025. LAS Chief Executive Officer Haya Zahid accepted the award on behalf of the organization. This recognition honors LAS’s pioneering efforts to institutionalize Alternative…
The Aga Khan University Hospital’s Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, in collaboration with the Department of Pharmacy, celebrated the World Immunisation Week with a series of impactful events aimed at promoting awareness and encouraging collective action for vaccination. World Immunisation Week, observed globally from April 24 to 30, is a vital opportunity to highlight…
A high-level United Nations (UN) delegation, led by MPA Qasim Siraj Soomro, visited Thar Block II and appreciated community development initiatives that have improved the lives of Tharis. The delegation, comprising officials from FAO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, UNRCO, WFP, and WHO, was briefed by the Thar Foundation’s team and taken on a tour of…
The Aga Khan University (AKU) marked World Malaria Day with the launch of the Thatta Malaria Elimination Plan (TMEP), a pioneering project designed to eliminate malaria from one of Pakistan’s most malaria-affected regions. In 2023 alone, Thatta reported over 10,000 cases — the highest burden in the country. Malaria continues to be a global health…
ChildLife Foundation is sounding the alarm on malaria’s growing threat to Pakistan’s children, as the disease becomes increasingly endemic across the country. On World Malaria Day, ChildLife Foundation is calling urgent attention to the continued burden of malaria on Pakistan’s youngest and most vulnerable citizens. Despite being entirely preventable and treatable, malaria remains one of…
Aga Khan University (AKU), in partnership with the Federal Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination and Provincial Health Departments, hosted the Primary Health Care (PHC) Symposium, as part of the PHC Learning Agenda (PLA) Initiative. The event brought together government leadership policymakers, health experts, and development partners to explore innovative solutions and research-driven…
The much-anticipated Velo Sound Station Season 3 has officially launched, bringing a new wave of music and creativity for fans across Pakistan. The event marks the entry of acclaimed filmmaker Bilal Lashari, known for cinema blockbusters The Legend of Maula Jatt and Waar, and producer Ammara Hikmat into the world of high-end music video production….
In an ambitious effort to cultivate psychoanalytic thinking in Pakistan, the Aga Khan University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has partnered with the Department of Psychology at the University of Exeter, to host an international conference titled “Journeying Beyond the West: Can Psychoanalysis Find New Roots in Pakistan?” at AKU’s Stadium Road campus in…
