WONCA News

July, 2014

Dr Mora Claramita from the Department of Medical Education at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, provides her perspectives on the recent changes for primary care doctors in Indonesia.

July, 2014

WONCA Executive member (Young Doctor representative), Dr Raman Kumar, of India, attended the WONCA Europe Conference held in Lisbon in July 2014. He reports on activities from the Young Doctor perspective.

July, 2014

Prof Roger Strasser, inaugural chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice delivered the 2014 John Macleod oration at Gramado. The oration is titled "Improving the Health of Rural People through Health Workforce Policy"

July, 2014

At the Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2014, a resolution was passed which called for the World Health Organization (WHO) to lead the development of a global action plan to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

July, 2014

At the recent WONCA Europe conference in Lisbon various awards were presented including the Five Star doctor award, the Montegut Scholarship and the Vasco da Gama awards.

July, 2014

WONCA is greatly saddened by the tragic loss of Malaysian Airlines Flight 017 and the dreadful loss of life.

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.