2023 Global Golisano Health Leadership Award Recipient from Bangladesh: Dr. Hafizur Rahman

For over a decade, Dr. Hafizur Rahman has been a passionate Clinical Director supporting Special Olympics athletes in Bangladesh. Through strategic partnerships with private and public entities, he has facilitated preferential and discounted access to care for athletes, trained countless clinicians, students and health facility administrators, and educated family members on their role as custodians of their families' health. Dr. Rahman has coordinated trainings for healthcare professionals, recruited and trained students, and provided health information at weekly fitness and information sessions for families which has empowered them to make timely and appropriate health decisions.