| Doctors Worldwide: A Decade In The Making | ||||
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| Past Events |
 Title: Doctors Worldwide: A Decade In The Making Speakers: Dr Najeeb Rahman and Dr Sakib Burza Date: 23th July 2010 at 18:45 Venue: Abrar House, 45 Crawford Place, W1H 4LP Event details: Access to good quality health care remains one of the greatest developmental challenges. Health, is inherently linked with livelihoods, education, poverty and hence, development. It is estimate that 100 million people fall into poverty annually as a result of having to pay for health care. Public spending on health is greatly variable from country to country, as are numbers of trained health personnel.
Although highlighted in the work of many charities, it remains at best, an issue which is dealt with superficially. Doctors Worldwide (DWW) was originally established in the aftermath of the conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Kosovo. In the year 2000, doctors from a variety of countries and spanning the USA, Europe and Asia met together in order to establish the organization. We are one of the few organizations dedicated to the provision of comprehensive medical relief and support worldwide. The model which the organization has developed and promoted over the years is that of local partnerships, building capacity, and developing sustainable solutions to health provision, as well as opportunities for voluntary service. In its short history, Doctors Worldwide has already provided medical care to tens of thousands of people in four continents. From the outset, DWW has adopted a grassroots approach as well as an inclusive attitude, which distinguishes it from many other organizations. During this session, Dr Najeeb Rahman, former DWW chairman and volunteer, will present some of the key milestones in the organization’s history and vision for the future, as well as provide a personal account of some of his experiences and motivations in voluntary work overseas. Dr Sakib Burza, who is the current DWW chairman, and has worked with the international organization Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF), will share some of his perspectives on humanitarian contexts, and the DWW approach. The Speakers: Dr Najeeb Rahman works as a Specialist Registrar in Emergency Medicine in West Yorkshire. He has also completed a Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance, as well as a Diploma in Public Health. His experiences in this sector have been developed though medical trips abroad in 9 different countries, since 1999, ranging from Myanmar to Haiti, Kosova to Congo DRC, as well as his role as the former Chair of Doctors Worldwide. Dr Sakib Burza has been actively involved in relief work since 2001 when he worked for DWW in Afghanistan. Since then he has worked in Sudan, Palestine for MSF, as well as carrying out further assessments for DWW. Originally trained as an anaesthetist, he is currently a GP registrar and completing a Masters degree in Public Health in Developing Countries at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. |