Georgetown: Dr Zulfikar Bux, of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), has successfully graduated from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health Global Health Delivery Intensive Programme which was held in Boston, USA.
According to a release from the GPHC, Dr Bux, who is the head of GPHC’s Emergency Department, was one of the 42 graduates from the programme which saw health personnel from 17 different countries participating. Bux was fortunate to be the only recipient of the Harvard Chan School of Public Health Abundance Scholarship.
The Global Health Intensive Delivery Programme is noted to be specially designed to train medical personnel in the development of global healthcare. The course teaches health leaders effective healthcare management and development in low-resource settings. Graduates are expected to apply their knowledge to ensure cost-effective but optimal healthcare delivery in local settings. The Programme also creates a link between the graduates so that they can share their knowledge and resources and further the development of global health initiatives.
This is the first time a Guyanese has participated in this prestigious course and Dr Bux is optimistic that he will utilise his acquired skills to continue the development of health care at a national level and at the local hospital. He expressed his gratitude to the faculty at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health who he stated were all amazed at the rate of development of Emergency Medicine in Guyana.
The release stated that Dr Bux was adamant that the success of emergency medical care in Guyana could not have been possible without the strong support of his leadership team at the GPHC. He was also very thankful for their support in facilitating his participation in this course. Dr Bux stated that it was a challenging time for health care locally and urged all involved to work towards what was best for the patients and not their personal wants. Additionally, he stated that he was now even more equipped to assist in the evolution of emergency medical care in Guyana and would continue to be an advocate for effective, efficient and ethical patient care for all.
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