Regional News

December, 2012

The recent Wonca Africa regional conference was held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Everyone enjoyed the superb Elephant Hills Hotel, a short shuttle away from the breathtaking Victoria Falls.

November, 2012

Dr Donald Li, President of WONCA Asia Pacific region will become the President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.

November, 2012

Featured WONCA leader for this month is Asia Pacific personality Prof Zorayda 'Dada' Leopando from the Philippines

November, 2012

Professor Job FM Metsemakers generously agreed to be interviewed by the WONCA editor, in Vienna, in July 2012. He has been secretary of WONCA Europe for five years. This interview ended with the editor asking why WONCA colleagues might be interested in Job’s story. Job’s reply was: “After all, I am just an ordinary guy….”. But most WONCA colleagues are not ordinary, so we leave it to the reader to decide.

November, 2012

Dr Kate Anteyi is a family doctor in Nigeria and member of WONCA's Working Party on Women in Family Medicine

November, 2012

Dr Wahid Khan, of Fiji, is the WONCA Asia Pacific region secretary.

October, 2012

A lecture series was delivered in Nigeria to celebrate World Family Doctor Day. Photos record the event.

October, 2012

On September 13th, the Dutch College of General Practitioners organized a ceremony to mark the fact that Arno Timmermans stepped down as medical director and President. The occasion brought to an end an impressive leadership of primary care

October, 2012

WONCA Europe is calling for applications for bursaries for the WONCA World conference 2013 Prague. The bursaries will support conference registration, accommodation and travel to a maximum of $1,000 per person. The bursaries will be available worldwide in competition to any family doctor or resident in a family doctor programme, who can make a case for such a bursary and who is supported by their own College or Association.

August, 2012

Elections have taken place in Jordan and Iraq for new board members of the family medicine society in each country.