Singapore, Feb. 20 -- A $7.5 million philanthropic donation from Dennis Bastas, CEO of DBG Health, will establish a new Health Leadership academy to address critical leadership and workforce challenges facing the global health sector.

The Bastas Academy for Health Leadership - an innovative cross-disciplinary partnership between the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and Melbourne Business School - will provide world-class leadership development programmes to upskill and empower health professionals to drive innovation, collaboration and excellence across the industry.

The establishment of the Academy responds to urgent needs for transformation in healthcare systems globally. In Australia, revit...