Aga Khan University

In 1971, Aga Khan commissioned the planning and design of a new teaching hospital, together with a medical college and school of nursing, in Karachi, Pakistan.

In 2006, the hospital was accredited by the Joint Commission International for achieving and maintaining the highest international quality standards in healthcare.

Completed in 1985, the Aga Khan University (AKU) has become the premier academic medical center in Pakistan.

• Providing services in general medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics with special units for intensive and coronary care, ophthalmology, and orthopedics.

• A private wing of 127 beds is being constructed as part of the hospital, but the bulk of its accommodations are designed as general five-bed wards and semi-private rooms in order to be in reach of Karachi's less affluent and sprawling population.

• The AKU hospital complex was conceived as an integrated complex of buildings, verandas, and courtyards, providing a rich continuum of experience from exterior to interior.

• Some courtyards are designed for private contemplation.