WONCA News

February, 2012

Chair of the Wonca Working Party on Mental Health, Dr Gabby Ivbijaro, has been awarded a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll.

February, 2012

The following article which records a big advance for family medicine in India was published in The Times Of India Delhi on January 3, 2012 (p9).

February, 2012

On Thursday, January 12, 2012, the Wonca Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) president, Prof Nabil Kurashi, and general secretary, Dr Oraib Alsmadi, in collaboration with Dr Taghreed Farahat, the president of Egyptian Society of Family Medicine; conducted a meeting in Cairo on the ICPC concept, structure and use in primary health care.

February, 2012

The international success of Uruguay in South Africa (playing soccer football) was a mixture of good players and team work. In my opinion the team work was essential. Indeed working together is essential and more important than winning.

February, 2012

What is the WHO training package for Health Care providers?

February, 2012

First5TM is an initiative which has been developed by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in the UK since 2009 to support new general practitioners (GPs) from the time of completion of training through the first five years of independent practice.

February, 2012

Joint press Release: PMNCH, WHO and Aga Khan University

February, 2012

Click here for the Wonca Asia Pacific Region application for bursaries. This application is for WONCA APR Council Meetings and Conferences during the WONCA Jeju, South Korea conference, May 24th-27th, 2012. This application must be emailed to Dr. Wahid Khan awkhan55@gmail.com no later than the 28th Feb '12.

February, 2012

As 2011 came to a close, which is about halfway through my term as WONCA President, it seemed appropriate to reflect on the experience thus far. Traveling to more than 50 countries, meeting with heads of governments and global leaders, and leading WONCA through significant changes have been exciting, enlightening, and exhilarating. It has been an extraordinary 20 months.

December, 2011

Please Note: the Journal Alerts service will not be resuming in 2012 but from Feb 2012 we will have a new, more vibrant site with new content and features available for the GFD readership. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for all the dedication and work that the Editing Team has put in for all these years.