WONCA News

November, 2016

Prof Amanda Howe of the UK has just taken office as WONCA President, and is our first woman president. The handover occurred at the WONCA World conference in Rio in early November 2016. Here is her personal world view from Rio.

November, 2016

Professeur Amanda Howe vient de prendre ses fonctions en tant que Présidente de WONCA et première femme à ce poste. La passation des pouvoirs a eu lieu à la Conférence mondiale de WONCA à Rio au début novembre 2016. Voici, de Rio, sa vision personnelle du monde.

November, 2016

The 14th WONCA World Rural Health Conference will be held at the Cairns Convention Centre, Australia, from 29 April to 2 May 2017. The conference will be based around themes most relevant to all rural and remote health practitioners. These include social and environmental determinants of health; leadership, education and workforce; social accountability and social capital, and rural clinical practices: people and services.

November, 2016

“Young Doctors”, doctors from developing countries, and medical students, are invited to apply for bursaries to support them to attend the WONCA Rural Health Conference which will be held in Cairns, Australia from 29 April -2 May 2017. Others are invited to support bursaries for colleagues or medical students.

November, 2016

The WONCA Rio statement was launched By Professor Michael Kidd at the opening ceremony of the WONCA World conference held recently in Rio. He also launched the following items developed in the last triennium.

November, 2016

Dr Viviana Martinez-Bianchi from USA and Argentina was elected in Rio, as a Member-at-Large on the WONCA World executive and is the new WONCA WHO Liaison person. She reports on the WHO presence and presentations at our recent World conference in Rio.

November, 2016

The CEO, Garth Manning, reports on the recent WONCA World Council meeting followed by the World conference in Rio.

November, 2016

WONCA Europe and WONCA World organised a bursary call and offered funding for colleagues to attend the 21st WONCA World Conference and the 17 winners traveled to Rio de Janeiro

November, 2016

La Profesora Amanda Howe del Reino Unido ha asumido el cargo de Presidenta de WONCA, y será nuestra primera mujer presidente. La toma de posesión tuvo lugar en el Congreso mundial de WONCA en Río de Janeiro a prinicpios de este noviembre de 2016. Compartimos aquí su visión personal del Congreso de Río.

November, 2016

At the WONCA World conference opening ceremony, in Rio de Janeiro, WONCA President, Prof Michael Kidd released the “Rio Statement” calling for all countries to increase the number of family doctors to achieve high quality comprehensive primary care and universal health coverage.