The death of David Baum on 5th September 1999, while undertaking a sponsored cycle ride in aid of College work in Kosovo and Gaza, was a tragic event in the history of the College. He brought an international perspective to his presidency. He conceived and chaired the International Task Force from which the David Baum International Foundation was created.

The DBIF was formally launched on 30 January 2001. A new Professorship of International Child Health was also set up at Bristol University and formed part of a joint fund raising activity for the DBIF.

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The David Baum International Foundation and how you can help support it.

Projects supported by the DBIF:

• A course in basic child health for primary care doctors and nurses in the Palestine.
• Child Protection Training in India.
• A training the trainers course in Tanzania to update doctors with modern techniques.
• Workshops in Dar es Salaam on current "best practice" for child health practitioners working in Tanzania and Kenya.
• A project in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, training occupational therapists in art techniques that can be used locally to the advantage of children with disabilities.
• Training programmes in evidence-based medicine designed to enhance the skills of paediatricians in India and the north-east of Brazil.
• An initiative to create a catalogue of teaching resources that are available free or at low cost to medical schools, and schools of nursing in less developed countries.
• A training the trainers project in Kenya.