WONCA News

January, 2018

Amanda Howe writes about The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) and the Training for Health Equity Network (‘THEnet’) recently published ‘Students’ Toolkit for Social Accountability in Medical Schools’. the ‘Students’ Toolkit for Social Accountability in Medical Schools’. Amanda writes "As family doctors, we have an important role to play in supporting the move towards delivering training for health professionals that improves social accountability."

January, 2018

Dr Pratyush Kumar, well known energetic leader of the WONCA South Asia Rural group (WoRSA) and Organising Secretary for the coming WONCA World Rural health conference in India has developed a health calendar for the new year. "I wanted to highlight gender equality out of the SDGs (January), as most of these diseases get lots of coverage, but gender equality as a health issue is much less discussed, although its vital to transform healthcare.".

January, 2018

Anna Stavdal of Norway, President of WONCA Europe, is interviewed by Pere Vilanova of the Spanish Society of Family Medicine, semFYC. Topics include Family medicine in Norway and Europe and the recent WONCA Europe statements on refugees and planetary health. This is an edited English version of that interview.

January, 2018

Dr Allan Pelch of Denmark, long time organiser / coordinator of the Scandinavian Delegation of Family Physicians which dates back to 1988 and the World WONCA Conference in New Orleans, reflects on 30 years of activities. "WONCA conferences lead to opportunities to meet other family physicians and learn about their experiences, collaborate on research and to visit local practices."

January, 2018

Prof Val Wass, chair of the WONCA Working Party on Education, updates us on the latest and very successful activities of the working party in Thailand, and more to come in 2018

January, 2018

We are a research team supported by WONCA and we seek panel members from Low and Middle Income Countries. The team is led by Prof Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Research, and co-investigators include WONCA President Prof Amanda Howe. Our project will identify the most important research questions on the organisation and financing of primary health care in low and middle income countries throughout the world.

January, 2018

What’s new about the 23rd WONCA Europe Conference coming to Krakow in May? We have new Key Note Speakers of the Conference: Dr Anna Stavdal - President of WONCA Europe, Dr Przemysław Guła, Prof Sara Willems. Early bird registration ends 28 February.

January, 2018

Dr Sanam Shah of Pakistan was awarded the Montegut Scholarship for the South Asia region. She is the national secretary, Pakistan for the WONCA Spice Route Young Doctors’ Movement and attended the recent South Asia region conference in Nepal.

January, 2018

Dr Mya Win Hnit, of Myanmar, was selected as a Montegut scholarship winner to attend 2017 WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference, which was recently held on November 1‐4 in Pattaya, Thailand. He reports on his activities and proposed actions.

January, 2018

News and items of interest from WONCA's SIG Family Violence​ - Europrev Working Group, Mentor Mothers in Family Practice, WAVE