WONCA News

February, 2020

We would like to welcome members of WONCA and WONCA Direct Members to our conference in Bangladesh from 15th to 18th April This year is the 25th Anniversary of official establishment of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice. Professor Roger Strasser who wrote the WONCA policy on Training for Rural Practice, is a keynote at the conference.

February, 2020

Estoy entristecido, que no sorprendido, por tener que seguir escribiendo sobre el impacto del COVID-19, conocido como Coronavirus. Mientras la enfermedad se expande y los esfuerzos para contenerla son cada vez mayores, es importante reconocer y honrar a los médicos de familia y a los equipos de Atención Primaria que se encuentran en las líneas del frente del personal sanitario.

February, 2020

I recently had the honour of being invited to represent WONCA at an occupational health conference in Mumbai, India. I had been asked to deliver a plenary on how we might integrate Basic Occupational Health Services (BOHS) into primary care, and also took part in a panel discussion on the same issue.

February, 2020

Prof Christopher Dowrick, Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Mental Health writes: Fortunately, there is much for our Working Party to celebrate; including (as you will see at the end of this bulletin) the joy of making music together.

February, 2020

Logan Schmaltz, NRHA Student Outreach Coordinator from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences writes on student involvement at the WONCA World Rural health conference in Albuquerque in 2019

February, 2020

Awards of $5000 (USD) for the best oral presentation, and $2000 (USD) for the best poster presentation, are being generously provided by Dr Sadok Besrour from the Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

January, 2020

世界家庭医生组织主席 李国栋医生 「先进后出」- 家庭医生参与应对新型冠状病毒的角色

January, 2020

With the increasing concern of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Dr Donald Li, WONCA president, has written a message regarding the important role of family doctors and primary healthcare in Disaster / Emergency preparedness and response. “First in, Last out” - The Role of Family Doctors in the Fight Against Novel Coronavirus

January, 2020

Dr Pratyush Kumar, WONCA Executive Member at large, has produced innovative calendars for several years now. This year he's created a WONCA Calendar.

January, 2020

Maria Bakola of Greece writes about telemedicine in rural and remote areas in Greece from ancient times to today... Greece, due to the geographical heterogeneity, combines mountain landscapes and lakes, as well as incredible beaches and many islands.