Oxford receives £8.4 million gift to establish new Professorship and Centre for Global Primary Care

Published on May 14, 2025

Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences will expand its work in global primary care with a new centre and professorship, thanks to a generous £8.4 million gift from the Fondation Docteur Sadok Besrour.
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