Regional News

February, 2015

A core project initiated in May 2012, has been a reflective process on the network’s future, and of research in general practice, in Europe in general. Quo Vadis, EGPRN?

February, 2015

As the discipline of family medicine has developed within Europe, training has become more sophisticated ... training for FM teachers for those countries who do not have the resources for internal provision can be provided via the Leonardo courses

January, 2015

Please find the 7th E-news of the WONCA 2015 Asia Pacific Regional Conference coming to Taiwan in early March.

January, 2015

Dr Henry Lawson, the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee of the Wonca Africa Conference in Accra, Ghana 6-9 May 2015 and future Wonca Africa President, urges you to join us in Ghana.

November, 2014

Fall is a busy time for the North American Region of WONCA. The American Academy of Family Medicine held its Congress and Assembly in October and in November the College of Family Physicians of Canada held its board meeting, Scientific Assembly, and Besrour Conference in Quebec City.

November, 2014

WONCA East Mediterranean Region president, Dr Mohammed Tarawneh, was invited to participate in the 61st session of the WHO regional committee for the WHO East Mediterranean region (EMRO) which was held in Tunis from 19-22 October 2014.

October, 2014

In Kuwait, WONCA leaders, Dr Mohammed Tarawneh, WONCA East Mediterranean region president and Prof Nabil Kurashi, Immediate past WONCA East Mediterranean region president, had an official meeting with the Kuwait Society of Family Practice (KSFP) section of the Kuwait Medical Association (KMA).

September, 2014

Health Organization's (WHO) Regional committee for South East Asia (SEAR) was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 9-12, 2014. WONCA was represented by Professor Pratap Narayan Prasad, WONCA South Asia region (SAR) president.

September, 2014

WONCA EMR executives go to a meeting with five Tunisian family medicine societies, and four academic medical schools belonging to the following universities - Tunis city, Sousse, Monastir, and Sfax

September, 2014

WONCA EMR president, Dr Mohammed Tarawneh, and Dr Oraib Alsmadi, WONCA EMR honorary treasurer, were invited as temporary advisors to attend the WHO EMR meeting on strengthening the integration and management of noncommunicable diseases in primary health care