A generous gift of over £8.4 million from the Fondation Docteur Sadok Besrour will establish the new Dr Sadok Besrour Professorship of Global Primary Care and a dedicated Besrour Centre for Global Primary Care at the University of Oxford.
Housed in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS), internationally recognised for its research into health systems and community-based care, the new Centre will focus on improving access to high-quality, evidence-based primary care worldwide. The funding will also support fellowships and scholarships for emerging healthcare leaders from low- and middle-income countries, administrative support for the Centre, and an annual global forum to foster international collaboration.
This investment will be endowed in perpetuity and builds on the legacy of the original Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine, founded in Canada in 2014. The new Centre will advance this work through global research partnerships, training programmes, and policy engagement to strengthen primary care systems around the world. It will build on the leading role NDPCHS and the Medical Sciences Division plays in global health.
Dr Sadok Besrour, who attended a special event at the University of Oxford to mark the occasion, said:
‘Primary care is the foundation of health systems that truly serve people. I am honoured to support the Besrour Centre’s mission at Oxford. I believe in the power of collaboration, and I am confident that this Centre will contribute to achieving better health for all.’
Read the full story on the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences website.