Prince Karim Aga Khan, accompanied by Princess Zahra, is currently on a brief tour of East Africa to review the progress of Aga Khan Development Network initiatives in the region.
In Mombasa, Aga Khan visited the Aga Khan Hospital where he toured some of the Hospital’s diagnostic services and specialist clinics. He also reviewed the construction of the new residential campus of theAga Khan Academy, and spoke with faculty members, dorm parents and students about their experiences.
In Nairobi, Prince Karim Aga Khan and Princess Zahra visited the construction site of the $50 million Heart and Cancer Centre of the Aga Khan University Hospital (Nairobi), which is expected to be completed next year. They also met with His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki and the Right Honorable Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Hospital CEO, Asmita Gilani, discusses a model of the proposed Heart and Cancer Centre with Mawlana Hazar Imam and Princess Zahra. Photo: Aziz Islamshah
Aga Khan will later travel to Tanzania and then to Zanzibar, where he will officially inaugurate Forodhani Park. The Park is situated in Zanzibar’s Historic Stone Town, and has undergone a $2.4 million restoration by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
source: theismail.org
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