WONCA News

December, 2019

This month Waynakay, Polaris, the Spice Route, and Vasco da Gama movements for Young Doctors provide updates on activities over the past few months..

December, 2019

This month Waynakay, Polaris, the Spice Route, and Vasco da Gama movements for Young Doctors provide updates on activities over the past few months..

December, 2019

Los médicos de familia, de forma muy acertada, reclaman ocupar una posición central a la hora de proveer la Atención Primaria con los recursos necesarios, puesto que somos los únicos médicos con una formación suficiente para ocupar esta posición.

November, 2019

Prof Imran Rafi, convenor, SIG on Genetics reports on the development of this new group.

November, 2019

Hagit Dascal-Weichhendler (left) and Kelsey Hegarty (right), co-chairs, Special Interest Group on Family Violence report: The Special Interest Group on Family Violence (SIG FV) has focused over the last two years on expanding our global connections to systematically support family doctors to address family violence in practice and policy.

November, 2019

Dr Ezequiel Lopez, convenor, SIG on Workers’ Health reports: the SIG has achieved several things, but perhaps its greatest achievement has to do with being living proof that working together between major organizations is possible and fruitful.

November, 2019

Guus Busser, convenor SIG on Migrant Care, International Health and Travel Medicine reports: since May 2018 our membership has grown from 64 to 151 members, from 18 different nations to 32 nations.

November, 2019

Dr Kim Yu, Convenor, SIG on Health Equity reports: The WONCA SIG on Health Equity was formed in 2014 and since that time has grown to include over 250 members representing trainees and practising family doctors from all regions of the world.

November, 2019

Our Executive and many of our members are involved in numerous ways in the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in relation to their practice. As an organization we emphasise that nothing can replace the face to face and continuous contact between family doctor and patient.

November, 2019

It’s a great pleasure to announce the 17th WONCA World Rural Health Conference (WRHC 2020) to be held in Dhaka from 15th - 18th April 2020.