Policy Statements

WONCA's policy statements set out the organisation's agreed positions on issues affecting family medicine, primary care and the health of the peoples of the world. Each is issued in the name of WONCA and approved by its Executive Committee. Through these statements WONCA represents the views of family doctors to the World Health Organization and to other international organisations and forums concerned with health and medical care.

• Theme
  • Primary health care and UHC
    • 2026Statement on Primary HealthcareWelcomes the WHO primary healthcare report and urges frontline investment, protection of continuity in digital health, and meaningful engagement of family doctors and communities. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Universal Health CoverageUrges WHO and member states to recognise family doctors' role in UHC, including emergency, transplant and rare-disease care in underserved communities. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2025Statement on Universal Health CoverageAnchors universal health coverage in primary healthcare values delivered by family doctors, and urges member states to prioritise family medicine specialisation and retention strategies. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Universal Health CoverageCalls on member states to invest in training, supporting and retaining family doctors to strengthen primary health care and advance universal health coverage. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2023Constituency Statement on Universal Health Coverage: Reorienting Health Systems to Primary Health CareUrges states and WHO, at WHA76, to strengthen primary health care and self-care as foundations for universal health coverage. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2023.
    • 2022Make This Time Different: Prioritise Primary Health Care as a 3-for-1 Investment Towards Health for AllJoins over 70 organisations in urging world leaders to prioritise primary health care ahead of the 2023 UN high-level meetings.
    • 2018Seoul Declaration on Primary Health Care StrengtheningEndorses the Astana Declaration and urges governments to invest in family doctors to strengthen primary health care and universal coverage.
    • 2014Quito Declaration: Universal Coverage, Family Medicine and Social ParticipationCalls on Ibero-American governments to build universal health coverage on family and community medicine.
    • 2010WONCA Perspectives on Person-centred MedicineSets out a person-centred philosophy of general practice and the doctor-patient relationship, written by Iona Heath for WONCA's Executive Committee.
    • 2009Primary Health Care, Including Health System StrengtheningUrges member states to strengthen primary health care and health systems, reaffirming Alma-Ata; a WHO resolution WONCA keeps for reference. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2009.
  • Health and care workforce
    • 2026Constituency Statement on the Economics of Health for AllBacks WHO's Economics of Health for All strategy and urges sustained investment in a protected health workforce. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on International Recruitment of Health PersonnelUrges WHO member states to prioritise family medicine specialisation and standardised postgraduate training to address workforce shortages and eliminate medical deserts. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Primary Health Care and Health WorkforceHighlights underinvestment in primary healthcare and the family doctor shortage; urges WHO and member states to invest in training, workforce development and ethical recruitment. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2025Statement on Health and Care WorkforceUrges prioritising family doctors within interprofessional primary care teams, aligned with WHO's Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health, to reduce medical deserts. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Health and Care WorkforceUrges placing family doctors at the centre of primary care teams, with a shared family medicine curriculum, formal specialty recognition and continuing professional development. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2022Constituency Statement on the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030Urges member states to address health workforce burnout, gender inequity and harassment, and invest in gender-responsive training to strengthen primary care. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2022.
  • NCDs and mental health
    • 2026Constituency Statement on Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable DevelopmentWarns the World Health Assembly that progress on SDG health targets, especially NCDs, is off track. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental HealthUrges WHO Member States to prioritise NCDs and mental health in primary care, invest in family doctors, and address social determinants and stigma. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Prevention and Control of NCDsUrges the WHO Executive Board to invest in family medicine training and NCD diagnostics to meet the Political Declaration on NCDs. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2025Constituency Statement on Noncommunicable DiseasesUrges states and WHO to prioritise circulatory health, kidney disease and NCD prevention within primary care. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Mental Health and Social ConnectionUrges the World Health Assembly to invest in family doctors to integrate mental health and address loneliness within primary care. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2025WHO's Work in Health Emergencies: NCD Alliance Constituency Statement (156th WHO Executive Board)Urges member states to integrate noncommunicable disease care into health emergency and humanitarian response planning. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2024Statement on the Political Declaration of the Third High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable DiseasesCalls on governments, meeting at the 77th World Health Assembly, to strengthen primary care teams' role in NCD prevention, detection and chronic disease management. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2024.
    • 2023Constituency Statement on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health EmergenciesUrges WHO Member States to embed NCD prevention and care into pandemic preparedness and response planning. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2023.
    • 2023Constituency Statement on Well-being and Health PromotionJoins other organisations in welcoming WHO's well-being framework and urges states and WHO to tackle NCD risk factors. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2023.
    • 2022Constituency Statement on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health EmergenciesJoins a circulatory health coalition urging WHA75 Member States to prioritise NCDs in pandemic preparedness. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2022.
    • 2022Constituency Statement on WHO's Work in Health EmergenciesJoins a circulatory health coalition urging the WHO Executive Board to prioritise NCDs in the COVID-19 response. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2022.
    • 2021Mental Health Preparedness and Response for the COVID-19 PandemicUrges the WHO Executive Board to expand mental health care during COVID-19, and highlights the neglected impact of long COVID. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2021.
    • 2014WONCA Joint Statement on Palliative CareEndorses a WHO resolution to integrate palliative care into primary care and universal health coverage.
    • 2013Yerevan Declaration on Mental Health (Cooperation for Mental Health Improvement)Commits five world psychiatric and family medicine bodies to global collaboration on mental health care and research.
    • 2011Tackling the NCDs: A Different Approach Is NeededArgues that controlling non-communicable diseases requires integrated primary care, not vertical disease-specific programmes.
    • 2011WONCA Recommendations on Noncommunicable DiseasesSets out a five-point position on non-communicable diseases, with the WONCA president's testimony to a UN NCD summit hearing.
    • 2011WONCA's NCD Submission to the United Nations: Too Narrow a Focus Can Obstruct Our VisionArgues to the UN NCD Summit that preventing and controlling non-communicable disease must be grounded in strong primary care.
  • Climate and planetary health
    • 2026Statement on Antimicrobial ResistanceCalls on WHO Member States to integrate antimicrobial stewardship into primary care, support point-of-care diagnostics, and fund public prescribing education. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2025Statement on Climate Change and HealthReaffirms that climate action is health action; urges sustainable prescribing, low-carbon clinical practice and workforce training in climate-conscious care. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Climate Change and HealthNames climate change a health priority; advocates sustainable prescribing, reduced inhaler emissions, active transport and workforce training in climate-conscious practice. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2024Constituency Statement on Climate and HealthWelcomes the WHA77 climate and health resolution and urges a fossil-fuel subsidy phase-out and a WHO global action plan. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2024.
    • 2023WONCA Planetary Health Equitable and Sustainable Events PolicySets sustainability standards for WONCA events, covering venue, transport, catering, waste and carbon-offset recommendations for organisers and delegates.
    • 2022Statement on Sustainable Inhaled Therapies for Healthier People and the PlanetUrges policymakers and pharmaceutical companies to cut the climate impact of metered-dose inhalers and widen access to alternatives.
    • 2021WONCA Action Call for COP26Calls on governments, business and civil society to cut emissions to net zero by 2040 ahead of COP26.
    • 2020In Support of a #HealthyRecoveryUrges G20 leaders to build a pandemic recovery that ends fossil-fuel subsidies and invests in clean, healthy environments.
    • 2019Statement to Declare a Climate EmergencyDeclares a climate emergency, commits WONCA to net-zero carbon before 2030, and calls on the WMA and WHO to do the same.
    • 2017Cairns Action Statement on Climate Change and Environmental HealthCalls on educators, policymakers, industry and governments to act on climate change and environmental health.
    • 2017Statement on Planetary Health and Sustainable Development GoalsLinks human health to the planet's natural systems and urges family doctors to integrate sustainability into practice, education and advocacy.
  • Health in conflict and emergencies
    • 2026Constituency Statement on WHO's Work in Health EmergenciesUrges WHO to integrate NCD care into emergency and humanitarian preparedness and response plans. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Health EmergenciesCalls for investment in primary care as an early-warning system, workforce preparedness for outbreaks, and integration of continuity of care into emergency frameworks. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2025Constituency Statement on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (INB)Supports the draft pandemic prevention, preparedness and response agreement, and urges inclusive governance and protection of essential health services. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Protecting Health Workers and Patients in All Conflict Zones, Including Gaza, Ukraine and SudanCondemns attacks on health workers and calls for ceasefires, humanitarian access, and protection of civilians in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan.
    • 2025Statement on the Universal Health and Preparedness ReviewUrges WHO and member states to formally integrate family doctors into emergency preparedness decision-making, citing their role in continuity of care and vaccination. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2024Statement on Health Professionals Working in Areas of ConflictCondemns violence and terrorism in conflict zones and calls for the protection of health workers, patients and healthcare facilities worldwide.
    • 2024Statement on Safety of Health Professionals in the WorkplaceCondemns violence against health workers after a further workplace death, extending WONCA's earlier statement on health professionals in conflict areas.
    • 2024Statement on the Protection of Health Personnel in Areas of ConflictCalls on governments, international bodies and local authorities to protect health personnel, facilities and patients in conflict zones and uphold medical neutrality.
    • 2022Constituency Statement on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health EmergenciesJoins a coalition of ten organisations urging WHO Member States to ensure equity, transparency and environmental sustainability in the pandemic treaty. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2022.
    • 2022Statement of Support: Refugee CrisisExpresses solidarity, on behalf of WONCA's mental health and migrant care working party, with refugees and healthcare workers affected by the war in Ukraine.
    • 2022WONCA Urges Support of Colleagues and Calls for an Immediate End to the Conflict in UkraineExpresses solidarity with Ukrainian healthcare workers and civilians, and calls for their protection and an immediate end to the conflict.
    • 2021Public Health Emergencies: Preparedness and ResponseUrges governments to involve family doctors in planning, preparedness and response for health emergencies. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2021.
    • 2021WHO Call to Action: Vaccine Equity DeclarationCalls for equitable global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, starting with health workers.
  • Digital health and AI
    • 2026Statement on Digital Health and AIUrges the WHO Executive Board to formally involve family doctors in designing and overseeing AI and digital health tools. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2016WONCA Policy Statement on eHealthSets principles for patient-centred, interoperable health information systems that support family doctors and protect patient data.
    • 2012WONCA Informatics PolicySets out eight recommendations on national college web presence, IT training, telemedicine and informatics resources for family doctors.
  • Rural health
    • 2026Aotearoa New Zealand Declaration on Rural HealthUrges the New Zealand government and all Rural WONCA nations to rural-proof health policy and support indigenous rural communities.
    • 2021Vaccine Inequity and Rural HealthCalls for equitable global vaccine access for rural and low-income communities, and warns of the dangers of vaccine inequity during COVID-19.
    • 2019Albuquerque Attestation on the Future of Rural Family Medicine in the United StatesSets out priorities for sustainable, accessible rural family medicine in the United States, agreed by delegates at the World Rural Health Conference.
    • 2017Statement on Building Resilience and Preventing Burnout in Rural PracticeUrges medical schools, regulators and governments to build resilience and prevent burnout among rural doctors.
    • 2016WWPRP Policy Statement on SimulationStates that simulation training is valuable in medical education but must match locally available resources, especially in developing countries.
    • 2014Gramado Statement on Rural Health in Developing CountriesSets recommendations on health systems, workforce training and universal coverage for rural health in developing countries.
    • 2003Policy on Quality and Effectiveness of Rural Health CareSets a framework for measuring the quality and effectiveness of rural health care worldwide, for doctors and policymakers.
    • 2001Policy on Rural Practice and Rural Health (2nd Edition)Sets strategies for governments and medical schools to prepare, train, recruit and retain rural doctors and support their families worldwide.
    • 1995Policy on Training for Rural General PracticeRecommends strategies to recruit, train and retain rural family doctors worldwide.
  • Gender equity and GBV
    • 2024Statement on the Conclusion of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based ViolenceCondemns gender-based violence and calls for training, research and protective policy, marking the conclusion of the 16 Days of Activism.
    • 2014Addressing the Global Challenge of Violence, in Particular Against Women and Girls: Joint Statement to the 67th World Health AssemblyUrges the World Health Assembly to take stronger action against violence towards women and girls. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2014.
    • 2009Gender Equity Standards for WONCA Scientific MeetingsSets ten recommended practices for gender balance, inclusion and non-discrimination at WONCA scientific meetings and conferences.
    • 2009The LEAD StatementCommits emerging women leaders in family medicine to leadership, education, career development and advancing gender equity worldwide.
    • 2006The Hamilton Equity Recommendations (the HER Statement)Urges WONCA to enshrine gender equity in its governance and scientific programmes.
    • 2006WONCA's 10 Steps to Gender Equity in HealthSets out ten steps for gender equity in health, including ending gender-based violence.
    • 2003Policy on Female Family Physicians in Rural Practice (2nd Edition)Sets out how to recruit, train and support female family physicians in rural practice worldwide, including the Calgary Commitment to Women.
  • Education and CPD
    • 2016WONCA Global Standards for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Family DoctorsAdapts WFME guidance into global standards for the design, delivery and recognition of continuing professional development for family doctors.
    • 2016WONCA Global Standards for Postgraduate Family Medicine Education: A Guide for Programme DevelopmentGuides postgraduate family medicine programmes in applying the 2013 WONCA Global Standards, with a self-study questionnaire.
    • 2013WONCA Global Standards for Postgraduate Family Medicine EducationSets global standards for postgraduate family medicine training across nine areas of programme quality, adapted from WFME standards.
  • Quality and patient safety
    • 2021Global Action on Patient SafetyWelcomes the WHO Executive Board's initiative and highlights family doctors' role in delivering safe patient care. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2021.
    • 2016Justification and Appropriateness in Radiological DiagnosticsUrges family doctors, WHO and the IAEA to justify radiological exposures and avoid unnecessary radiation risk.
  • Governance and partnerships
    • 2026Constituency Statement on Engagement of Non-State ActorsUrges WHO to preserve non-state actor participation in official proceedings and protect civil society accreditation from political pushback. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2024Statement on Engagement with Non-State ActorsUrges WHO to strengthen transparent, capacity-built engagement with non-state actors, especially young people, at its Executive Board session. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2024.
  • Research
    • 2021CRISP Initiative to Develop Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary CareEndorses agreed standards for more complete and consistent reporting of primary care research.
  • Equity and specific populations
    • 2026Statement on Health of Indigenous PeoplesUrges WHO Member States to recognise family doctors and rural generalists, protect Indigenous workforce sustainability, and ensure Indigenous data sovereignty in digital health. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2024Support Statement from Health Care Professionals: Accelerating Progress Towards Reducing Maternal, Newborn and Child Mortality (WHA77)Joins other health professional associations in welcoming WHA77's resolution to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn and child mortality worldwide. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2024.
    • 2018WONCA Statement on LGBTQAffirms the right of LGBTQ people to accessible, high-quality, non-discriminatory health care.
    • 2014Caring for All Working People: Semnan Consensus StatementCalls on WHO Eastern Mediterranean member states to extend universal health coverage to all working people.
• Region
  • Asia Pacific
    • 2025Statement on Strengthening Primary Care and Supporting the Medical Community in KoreaBacks Korea's medical community and family doctors, urging dialogue between government and physicians during reform tensions.
    • 2024WONCA Asia Pacific Region Declaration on Planetary HealthCommits family physicians across Asia Pacific to planetary health principles: education, emissions reduction, climate resilience and sustainable practice.
    • 2012The Jeju Declaration on Asia Pacific Family Medicine EnhancementCommits Asia Pacific member organisations to strengthening family medicine training, competencies and research capacity across the region.
  • Europe
    • 2021Where is Primary Care Data during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe?Notes the absence of primary care data in Europe's COVID-19 surveillance systems and calls for standardised EU primary care reporting.
    • 2017Dublin Declaration on Safety in HealthcareCalls for safer, more equitable primary care across Europe through research, training and support for doctors' wellbeing.
    • 2016Copenhagen Legacy: European Family Doctors Call for Joint Action with Heads and HeartsUrges European governments and partners to invest in and integrate primary care and family medicine.
    • 2015Istanbul Statement on the Refugee CrisisCalls for equitable healthcare access for refugees during Europe's refugee crisis, with training and safeguarding measures.
    • 2014Lisbon Declaration: New Routes for General Practice and Family Medicine - Better Health for the Global CommunityUrges European governments to protect and strengthen sustainable primary health care and general practice.
    • 2010Malaga DeclarationUrges European governments to prioritise primary care as the gateway to national health systems during austerity.
    • 2010The Malaga StatementUrges European governments to make primary care the priority gateway of their national health systems.
    • 2010WONCA Europe Policy Statement on Prevention and Health Promotion in Primary CareUrges evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion as a core, patient-centred part of general practice across Europe.
  • Iberoamericana
    • 2019CIMF Statement Condemning Violence in South AmericaCondemns the political violence and deaths in Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia, and calls for peaceful dialogue.
    • 2019Statement Deploring ViolenceExpresses solidarity with people affected by civil unrest and violence in Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia, and calls for peaceful dialogue.
    • 2014Carta de Quito: Cobertura Universal, Medicina Familiar y Participacion SocialSets out commitments on universal coverage, family medicine training, accreditation and social participation from the fifth Ibero-American Family Medicine Summit.
  • South Asia
    • 2022Statement from WONCA South Asia Region to the WHO Regional CommitteeUrges the WHO Regional Committee to strengthen family medicine as a pathway to universal health coverage. Delivered to the WHO Regional Committee for South Asia, 2022.
  • Africa
    • 2026Statement on Research for HealthCalls for African-context research capacity and funding in primary health care and family medicine to build a regional evidence base. Delivered to the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on the Africa Health Workforce Agenda, 2026-2035Backs the Africa Health Workforce Agenda and calls for scale-up of family physician training and deployment within primary care teams and hospitals. Delivered to the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, 2026.
  • North America
• World Health Organization
  • WHA meetings
    • 2026Constituency Statement on Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable DevelopmentWarns the World Health Assembly that progress on SDG health targets, especially NCDs, is off track. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Constituency Statement on the Economics of Health for AllBacks WHO's Economics of Health for All strategy and urges sustained investment in a protected health workforce. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Antimicrobial ResistanceCalls on WHO Member States to integrate antimicrobial stewardship into primary care, support point-of-care diagnostics, and fund public prescribing education. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Health EmergenciesCalls for investment in primary care as an early-warning system, workforce preparedness for outbreaks, and integration of continuity of care into emergency frameworks. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Health of Indigenous PeoplesUrges WHO Member States to recognise family doctors and rural generalists, protect Indigenous workforce sustainability, and ensure Indigenous data sovereignty in digital health. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental HealthUrges WHO Member States to prioritise NCDs and mental health in primary care, invest in family doctors, and address social determinants and stigma. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Primary Health Care and Health WorkforceHighlights underinvestment in primary healthcare and the family doctor shortage; urges WHO and member states to invest in training, workforce development and ethical recruitment. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Universal Health CoverageUrges WHO and member states to recognise family doctors' role in UHC, including emergency, transplant and rare-disease care in underserved communities. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2026.
    • 2025Constituency Statement on Noncommunicable DiseasesUrges states and WHO to prioritise circulatory health, kidney disease and NCD prevention within primary care. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2025Constituency Statement on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (INB)Supports the draft pandemic prevention, preparedness and response agreement, and urges inclusive governance and protection of essential health services. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Climate Change and HealthReaffirms that climate action is health action; urges sustainable prescribing, low-carbon clinical practice and workforce training in climate-conscious care. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Health and Care WorkforceUrges placing family doctors at the centre of primary care teams, with a shared family medicine curriculum, formal specialty recognition and continuing professional development. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Mental Health and Social ConnectionUrges the World Health Assembly to invest in family doctors to integrate mental health and address loneliness within primary care. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Universal Health CoverageCalls on member states to invest in training, supporting and retaining family doctors to strengthen primary health care and advance universal health coverage. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2025.
    • 2024Constituency Statement on Climate and HealthWelcomes the WHA77 climate and health resolution and urges a fossil-fuel subsidy phase-out and a WHO global action plan. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2024.
    • 2024Statement on the Political Declaration of the Third High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable DiseasesCalls on governments, meeting at the 77th World Health Assembly, to strengthen primary care teams' role in NCD prevention, detection and chronic disease management. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2024.
    • 2024Support Statement from Health Care Professionals: Accelerating Progress Towards Reducing Maternal, Newborn and Child Mortality (WHA77)Joins other health professional associations in welcoming WHA77's resolution to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn and child mortality worldwide. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2024.
    • 2023Constituency Statement on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health EmergenciesUrges WHO Member States to embed NCD prevention and care into pandemic preparedness and response planning. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2023.
    • 2023Constituency Statement on Universal Health Coverage: Reorienting Health Systems to Primary Health CareUrges states and WHO, at WHA76, to strengthen primary health care and self-care as foundations for universal health coverage. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2023.
    • 2023Constituency Statement on Well-being and Health PromotionJoins other organisations in welcoming WHO's well-being framework and urges states and WHO to tackle NCD risk factors. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2023.
    • 2022Constituency Statement on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health EmergenciesJoins a circulatory health coalition urging WHA75 Member States to prioritise NCDs in pandemic preparedness. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2022.
    • 2022Constituency Statement on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health EmergenciesJoins a coalition of ten organisations urging WHO Member States to ensure equity, transparency and environmental sustainability in the pandemic treaty. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2022.
    • 2022Constituency Statement on the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030Urges member states to address health workforce burnout, gender inequity and harassment, and invest in gender-responsive training to strengthen primary care. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2022.
    • 2014Addressing the Global Challenge of Violence, in Particular Against Women and Girls: Joint Statement to the 67th World Health AssemblyUrges the World Health Assembly to take stronger action against violence towards women and girls. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2014.
    • 2009Primary Health Care, Including Health System StrengtheningUrges member states to strengthen primary health care and health systems, reaffirming Alma-Ata; a WHO resolution WONCA keeps for reference. Delivered to the World Health Assembly, 2009.
  • EB meetings
    • 2026Constituency Statement on Engagement of Non-State ActorsUrges WHO to preserve non-state actor participation in official proceedings and protect civil society accreditation from political pushback. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2026Constituency Statement on WHO's Work in Health EmergenciesUrges WHO to integrate NCD care into emergency and humanitarian preparedness and response plans. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Digital Health and AIUrges the WHO Executive Board to formally involve family doctors in designing and overseeing AI and digital health tools. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on International Recruitment of Health PersonnelUrges WHO member states to prioritise family medicine specialisation and standardised postgraduate training to address workforce shortages and eliminate medical deserts. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Prevention and Control of NCDsUrges the WHO Executive Board to invest in family medicine training and NCD diagnostics to meet the Political Declaration on NCDs. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on Primary HealthcareWelcomes the WHO primary healthcare report and urges frontline investment, protection of continuity in digital health, and meaningful engagement of family doctors and communities. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2026.
    • 2025Statement on Climate Change and HealthNames climate change a health priority; advocates sustainable prescribing, reduced inhaler emissions, active transport and workforce training in climate-conscious practice. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Health and Care WorkforceUrges prioritising family doctors within interprofessional primary care teams, aligned with WHO's Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health, to reduce medical deserts. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on the Universal Health and Preparedness ReviewUrges WHO and member states to formally integrate family doctors into emergency preparedness decision-making, citing their role in continuity of care and vaccination. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2025Statement on Universal Health CoverageAnchors universal health coverage in primary healthcare values delivered by family doctors, and urges member states to prioritise family medicine specialisation and retention strategies. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2025WHO's Work in Health Emergencies: NCD Alliance Constituency Statement (156th WHO Executive Board)Urges member states to integrate noncommunicable disease care into health emergency and humanitarian response planning. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2025.
    • 2024Statement on Engagement with Non-State ActorsUrges WHO to strengthen transparent, capacity-built engagement with non-state actors, especially young people, at its Executive Board session. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2024.
    • 2022Constituency Statement on WHO's Work in Health EmergenciesJoins a circulatory health coalition urging the WHO Executive Board to prioritise NCDs in the COVID-19 response. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2022.
    • 2021Global Action on Patient SafetyWelcomes the WHO Executive Board's initiative and highlights family doctors' role in delivering safe patient care. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2021.
    • 2021Mental Health Preparedness and Response for the COVID-19 PandemicUrges the WHO Executive Board to expand mental health care during COVID-19, and highlights the neglected impact of long COVID. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2021.
    • 2021Public Health Emergencies: Preparedness and ResponseUrges governments to involve family doctors in planning, preparedness and response for health emergencies. Delivered to the WHO Executive Board, 2021.
  • Regional Committees
    • 2026Statement on Research for HealthCalls for African-context research capacity and funding in primary health care and family medicine to build a regional evidence base. Delivered to the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, 2026.
    • 2026Statement on the Africa Health Workforce Agenda, 2026-2035Backs the Africa Health Workforce Agenda and calls for scale-up of family physician training and deployment within primary care teams and hospitals. Delivered to the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, 2026.
    • 2022Statement from WONCA South Asia Region to the WHO Regional CommitteeUrges the WHO Regional Committee to strengthen family medicine as a pathway to universal health coverage. Delivered to the WHO Regional Committee for South Asia, 2022.