Latest Interview of His Highness the Aga Khan by Peter Mwaura of The East African

How East Africans can build one common destiny for and by themselves, step by intelligent step

His Highness the Aga Khan "I am strongly supportive of the process so long as there is real wisdom and no forcing. But disequilibrium is a real risk. If you bring into a consortium, or a context of multi-state situations, countries that are extremely wealthy and others that are extremely poor, that can be a risk; you can see what is happening today in Europe.”

Posted Sunday, August 14 2011 – PETER MWAURA spoke to the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, who is also the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, on a wide range of issues — from media ownership in developing societies to religion, development and the quality of life, as well as the risks that wealth disparities pose to regional economic and political integration

Read at the source: http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke – P

The Ismaili: Mawlana Hazar Imam departs Kenya; visits Arusha at the end of his East Africa visit

Nairobi, 28 July 2011 — As Mawlana Hazar Imam prepared to depart Nairobi, senior Jamati leaders bid him farewell at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Thursday. Hazar Imam’s departure marked the end of his 24-day visit to the Jamats of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.

Prior to leaving East Africa, Mawlana Hazar Imam stopped over in Arusha, where he travelled by helicopter to the site of the planned Aga Khan University campus.

via The Ismaili: Mawlana Hazar Imam departs Kenya; visits Arusha at the end of his East Africa visit.

Aga Khan Development Network: His Highness the Aga Khan meets with the Secretary General of the East African Community

Arusha, Tanzania, 28 July 2011 — His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, this afternoon met with His Excellency Ambassador Dr Richard Sezibera, the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) at the EAC Headquarters in the Arusha International Conference Centre. The two discussed how the AKDN could continue to contribute to the regionalisation of East Africa and the forthcoming campus being developed by the Aga Khan University in Arusha.

Aga Khan Development Network: His Highness the Aga Khan meets with the Secretary General of the East African Community.

New on NanoWisdoms: Excerpts from Mawlana Hazar Imam’s speeches at the Jamati Institutional Dinners in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya

At the Jamati Institutional Dinners Mawlana Hazar Imam attended during his visit to East Africa, he shared his thoughts about leadership with the Tanzanian, Ugandan and Kenyan leadership itself. The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat speeches, interviews and writings is pleased to provide transcripts for video excerpts that have been released from these speeches.

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Tanzania Jamati Institutional Leaders Dinner
Uganda Jamati Institutional Leaders Dinner
Kenya Jamati Institutional Leaders Dinner

EAC for closer ties with Aga Khan Development Network

East African Community secretary general Dr. Richard Sezibera has called on the Community to work closely with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in the areas of education, research and health care.

Dr. Sezibera made the statement here on Thursday when speaking with His Highness the Aga Khan, chairman of AKDN, when he paid a courtesy call on the secretary general.

He briefed EAC officials about several ongoing AKDN projects in East Africa, including the inauguration of a USD 50 million

Aga Khan University (AKU) Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Centre on Monday in Nairobi, the laying of a foundation stone for the AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi on Wednesday, and the ongoing construction of a modern university campus in Arusha.

Dr. Sezibera hailed the Aga Khan for conceptualizing the University of East Africa campus in Arusha which, he said, would contribute to the creation of an East African identity.

“Your vision is very exciting and compelling and we [the East African Community] support these noble objectives meant to develop the region as a unit,” he said.

The two sides agreed to form a coordinating team to explore further the areas of collaboration between AKDN and the EAC.

via http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=31743.

Aga Khan foundation to invest heavily in Arusha

HIS Highness the Aga Khan has reiterated his intention to establish a network of higher learning institutions in East Africa including the proposed modern university campus in Arusha.

Speaking here during His Highness’ visit to the East African Community Secretariat, Aga Khan revealed that the US$ 450-million (8 trillion/-) complex will be developed over the next 15 years.

In developing the multiple campuses and new programmes in Arusha and Nairobi, Aga Khan University will invest over US$700 million in the region over the next fifteen years, providing direct employment to approximately 4,000 people on an ongoing basis.

Already, one third of the students attending the existing AKU campuses are from East Africa. At full capacity, the new East Africa campuses will educate 3000 students.

via Daily News | Aga Khan foundation to invest heavily in Arusha.
$450m to be spent on Aga Khan University – The Citizen

AKDN video of His Highness the Aga Khan and President Kibaki opening the Aga Khan University Heart and Cancer Centre, Nairobi

http://www.akdn.org/videos_detail.asp?VideoId=122

Photographs: His Highness the Aga Khan Visits EAC Secretariat

http://photos.eac.int/photos/index.php?level=album&id=75
Related: East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Holds Talks with His Highness The Aga Khan

East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Holds Talks with His Highness The Aga Khan

East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 28 July 2011: The Secretary General of the East African Community, Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera today held talks with His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).

His Highness the Aga Khan, who had paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General, briefed the EAC officials about the ongoing several Aga Khan Development Network projects in East Africa including the inauguration of the US$ 50 million Aga Khan University (AKU) Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Centre on 25 July in Nairobi, the laying of foundation stone of the AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi on 27 July 2011 and the ongoing construction of a modern university campus in Arusha.

The Secretary General hailed His Highness the Aga Khan for conceptualizing the University of East Africa campus in Arusha, Tanzania which he said would contribute to the creation of an East African identity.

“Your Highness your vision is very exciting and compelling and we [the East African Community] support these noble objectives meant to develop the region as a unit,” said Amb. Dr. Sezibera.

via EAC Secretary General Holds Talks with His Highness The Aga Khan.
Photo gallery: http://photos.eac.int/photos/?level=album&id=75

The Ismaili Gallery: The Foundation Ceremony of the Aga Khan University’s Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi

http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1242/

New Graduate School of Media and Communications Launched at Aga Khan University in Kenya

Nairobi, July 27, 2011 – Aga Khan University’s Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi was launched at a foundation stone ceremony held today in the presence of the Right Honourable Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, and His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of the Aga Khan University and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.

The School, which will begin accepting students in 2014, is dedicated to educating media leaders – and fostering media institutions – who will advance the highest standards of competence, ethics, professionalism and social responsibility in their industry. Its broader aim is to ensure a vibrant, independent and plural media sector in the region.

More: http://www.akdn.org/Content/1062

Daily Nation Gallery: Aga Khan launches media graduate school in Kenya

http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1209036/-/10hogsnz/-/index.html

Daily Nation Kenya: Aga Khan lays ground for new graduate school

A new graduate school that will offer postgraduate media and communication training was launched in Nairobi on Wednesday.

The Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications seeks to provide quality journalism training and promote media research and entrepreneurship.

The first batch of students will be admitted in 2014. Prime Minister Raila Odinga presided over the foundation ceremony in Westlands, Nairobi’, on Wednesday. He was with the The Aga Khan, the chancellor of the university.

via Daily Nation: - News |Aga Khan lays ground for new graduate school.

NTVKenya Video Report: Foundation Ceremony for the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications

Kenya: How Ismaili Community Celebrated Aga Khan’s Visit

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 – His Highness the Aga Khan was in Kenya for various community-related functions last week. The Ismaili community gathered to celebrate their beloved leader’s visit and paid their respects to him.

Last Saturday, the community hosted famous Bollywood music director and playback singer Aadesh Srivastava along with Indian Idol contestant Bhoomi Trivedi and Dandiya songs singer Manisha Savla for a night of fun. Over 5,000 people turned up at the party and rejoiced till late night!

via Imran Khan wows Nairobians.

UhuruKenyattaTV Video Report: Official Opening of the Heart & Cancer Centre – Aga Khan University Hospital

Capital News » Better cancer care essential, says Aga Khan

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 25 – The Aga Khan has urged governments to tap the benefits of private public partnerships to boost healthcare especially cancer, with statistics of 50 Kenyans dying of the disease every day while 82,000 others are diagnosed with the ailment annually.

Speaking during the opening of the Heart and Cancer Centre at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, on Monday he expressed concern that unlike in the past when cancer was mostly common in older people, the trend was changing as the disease was spreading to younger people.

“The World Health Organisation warns us that heart diseases and cancer will reach epidemic proportions in the next decade or two unless we take decisive counter-measures. In Kenya alone some 80,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed each year with an unusually high number among young people,” he asserted.

via Capital News » Better cancer care essential, says Aga Khan.

AKU News: President Kibaki and Aga Khan open Aga Khan Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Centre

July 25, 2011 His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya inaugurated the Aga Khan University Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Centre today, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).

The US$ 50 million facility brings international standards of patient care and cardiology and oncology treatment to Kenya, positioning the University Hospital as a hub in an integrated AKDN health system in East Africa. It also represents a significant expansion for the Aga Khan University’s Faculty of Health Sciences in the region.

via AKU – News and Events.

Kenyan Ismaili Jamat gathers to witness opening of Heart and Cancer Centre by Mawlana Hazar Imam and President Kibaki

Nairobi, 25 July 2011 — The Aga Khan University’s Heart and Cancer Centre brings international standards of patient care in cardiology and oncology treatment to Kenya, positioning the University Hospital as a hub in an integrated AKDN health system being established in East Africa. It also represents a significant expansion for the Aga Khan University’s Faculty of Health Sciences in the region.

“It gives me great pleasure to preside over the opening of the Heart and Cancer Centre of the Aga Khan University hospital,” said President Kibaki. “The opening of this Centre is a major milestone towards bringing world class healthcare and medical education to Kenya and the wider East African region.”

Recalling the Ismaili Imamat’s long tradition of caring for the wellness of people that stretches back a thousand years to the great hospitals of the Fatimid era, His Highness the Aga Khan described the opening of the Centre as a “benchmark moment.”

“Today’s inauguration of the Heart and Cancer Centre follows in this long tradition, and points the way to broader, future horizons,” said the Aga Khan.

The Centre is part of the Aga Khan University’s long term development agenda for its Faculty of Health Sciences, which includes the expansion of the Nairobi University Hospital to a 600-bed tertiary care facility and the establishment of an Undergraduate Medical Education Programme, an Undergraduate Nursing Programme and a School of Allied Health Professionals.

http://www.akdn.org/Content/1059
http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1241/
Photographs AKDN – Photographs theIsmaili

Kenya: Nation to Pass Law On Cancer – Kibaki

James Ratemo – 25 July 2011 Nairobi — Kenya’s fight against cancer got a major boost on Monday with the opening of new heart and cancer centre at Nairobi’s Aga Khan Hospital.

Officially launching the $50.5 million centre, President Mwai Kibaki called for concerted efforts in the fight and treatment of cancer, noting that 50 Kenyans die daily as a result of the disease while 82,000 are diagnosed annually.

To help fight the disease, the Government will expedite the finalization of the Draft Cancer Bill and Strategy in order to provide a comprehensive framework for the treatment and control of cancer and cardio-vascular diseases, President Kibaki assured Kenyans on Monday.

via allAfrica.com: Kenya: Nation to Pass Law On Cancer – Kibaki.

Daily Nation: Kenya scores medical first in region – $50 million Aga Khan University’s Heart and Cancer Centre in Nairobi

Kenya has consolidated its position as a regional medical hub with the opening of a Sh4.5 billion ($50 million) heart and cancer centre in Nairobi on Monday.

The centre at the Aga Khan University Hospital is equipped with the latest screening and treatment technologies. It will also be the first in the region to do research on heart and cancer diseases that is Africa specific.

“The centre will offer specialised fellowship training in heart and cancer diseases — training that is not available in the East African region today.

“We are going to recruit outstanding faculty from around the world, including East Africans who have been studying and practising abroad,” said the university’s chancellor, The Aga Khan.

via Daily Nation: - News |Kenya scores medical first in region.

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the Heart and Cancer Centre at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

25 July 2011 – Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim

Your Excellency President Mwai Kibaki, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of the Republic of Kenya
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Honorable Uhuru Kenyatta
Minister for Medical Services, Honorable Professor Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o
Chief Executive Officer of Agence Francaise de Developpement, Mr. Zerah
Members of the Corps Diplomatic
Honorable Ministers, Your Excellencies

Chairman and Members of the Board of Trustees of the Aga Khan University
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen

I am enormously pleased to celebrate with all of you this benchmark moment in the evolution of the Aga Khan Development Network and the Aga Khan University.

I think of this as a “benchmark” because it signifies another step on a long pathway of medical advancement.

We can trace that pathway back a thousand years – to the great hospitals that were founded in Cairo by my ancestors, the Fatimid Imam-Caliphs of Egypt. More recently, we remember the founding – some 53 years ago – of the Aga Khan Hospital here in Nairobi. That event was part of the Platinum Jubilee of my late grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah.

More at the source: http://www.akdn.org/Content/1057
Related Press Release: http://www.akdn.org/Content/1059

Capital FM Kenya Video: Inauguration of the Aga Khan University Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Centre

With short excerpt of speech by His Highness the Aga Khan.

Related Press Release: http://www.akdn.org/Content/1059

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: President Kibaki opens heart and cancer center

President Mwai Kibaki has called for concerted efforts in the fight and treatment cancer, noting that 50 Kenyans die daily as a result of the disease while 82,000 are diagnosed annually.

To help fight the disease, the Government will expedite the finalization of the Draft Cancer Bill and Strategy in order to provide a comprehensive framework for the treatment and control of cancer and cardio-vascular diseases, President Kibaki assured Kenyans Monday.

via Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: – KBC News.

The Ismaili Video: Mawlana Hazar Imam at the Kenya Jamati Institutional Dinner

http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1240/Video-Mawlana-Hazar-Imam-at-the-Kenya-Jamati-Institutional-Dinner

Earlier related: Uganda Jamati Institutional Dinner – Tanzania Institutional Dinner