WONCA News

July, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Women and Family Medicine has identified family violence as a major health issue facing women doctors and their patients WONCA’s stance against family violence has been further strengthened by the Vasco da Gama Young Doctors group work and the formation of the WONCA Special Interest Group on Family Violence in 2014.

July, 2014

Dr Donald Li, WONCA Executive member-at-large, was invited by World Health Organization and World Bank to participate in a meeting to discuss about China's Healthcare reform.

July, 2014

El reciente Congreso de WONCA Europa en Lisboa marcaba en el calendario la maravillosa cita del 10º aniversario del movimiento Vasco da Gama, la organización de los jóvenes médicos de familia europeos... me encontré reflexionando sobre por qué ese reconocimiento a los médicos debe limitarse exclusivamente a la etapa temprana de sus carreras.

July, 2014

Como médicos de familia, nosotros también somos pensadores innovadores, y al igual que el príncipe Enrique, tenemos la capacidad de cambiar el mundo a través de nuestro trabajo y nuestra influencia.

July, 2014

As family doctors we are also innovative thinkers, and, like Prince Henry, we have the ability to change the world through our work and our influence. Over the past month I have had the opportunity to visit family doctors in Portugal and also in Ireland ...

July, 2014

More PEARLS have been added this month: - PEARLS are an independent product of the Cochrane primary care group and are meant for educational use and not to guide clinical care. Find out more ...

July, 2014

In his keynote speech at the recent WONCA Europe conference in Lisbon, Prof Michael Kidd, WONCA President, announced a joint statment on workers health

July, 2014

The recent WONCA Europe conference in Lisbon marked the wonderful occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Vasco da Gama movement – the European young family doctors’ organisation ... I found myself reflecting on why we should particularly single out doctors in the early stage of their careers?

July, 2014

On July 6, 2014 at the closing ceremony of the WONCA Europe conference in Lisbon, the Lisbon Declaration was signed by WONCA Europe President, Prof Job F M Metsemakers; President of the Portuguese Association of General Practice and Family Medicine, Prof João Sequeira Carlos; and Dr Peter Sloane, incoming President of the Vasco da Gama Movement.

July, 2014

The 67th World Health Assembly took place in the Palais des Nations, Geneva the week beginning 19th May 2014, fittingly also World Family Doctor Day! Over the course of the 19th and 20th May WONCA's delegation participated in over a dozen meetings with WHO staff and other non-governmental organisation