Event - 1958-09-09

Date: 
Tuesday, 1958, September 9
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Arrived for 36 hours' visit to Nairobi and performed the opening ceremony of The Aga Khan Platinum Jubilee hospital, considered to be among the best hospitals in the world.

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV

Articles - Event - 1958-09-09

H.H. The Aga Khan Platinum Jubilee Hospital Opening at Nairobi, Kenya. - 1958-09-10

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

On the 10th September, 1958, H.R.H. The Aga Khan officially opened one of the most modern hospitals in the African Continent - A magnificent building - equal to the finest buildings in the world, if not better - stands in Parklands, Nairobi, serving people of all races. Inspiration for this hospital came from late Imam Sultan Mohammad Shah Khan of revered memory.