WONCA News

July, 2016

As the WONCA World conference in Rio approaches, you may be interested in the latest WHO advice relating to the Zika virus.

July, 2016

Vasco da Gama young doctors imagined themselves in 2084 at the recent Copenhagen conference. The result is the GPtopia healthcare declaration.

June, 2016

This past month I have visited family medicine colleagues in Japan and Indonesia and have gained insights into some of the challenges facing family medicine development in each country.

June, 2016

Ruth Wilson, region president reports: member organizations of the North American region of WONCA remained strong and active in the past year. All held successful and well-attended meetings in 2015.

June, 2016

Raman Kumar writes about his visit to his ancestral rural village in Bihar India and there are more reports on World Family Doctor Day - this time from China and Ukraine.

June, 2016

En enero, el Presidente Ejecutivo y yo asistimos al Encuentro del Premio Príncipe Mahindol en Bangkok en representación vuestra. Se trataba solamente de una invitación a ese Congreso político creado en memoria del Príncipe Mahidol de Songkla, reconocido como el “Padre de la Medicina Moderna y de la Sanidad Pública de Tailandia”.

June, 2016

In January, the CEO and I attended the Prince Mahindol Award Conference in Bangkok on your behalf. This is an ‘invitation only’ policy conference set up in the memory of Prince Mahindol of Songkla, who is recognized as ‘The Father of Modern Medicine and Public Health of Thailand’.

June, 2016

The two key events I want to talk about this month are the World Health Assembly, held in late May, and the WONCA Europe conference in Copenhagen from 15th to 18th June. I also briefly want to mention the many great activities undertaken by our member organizations to celebrate World Family Doctor Day.

June, 2016

WONCA was represented at the 69th World Health Assembly by Michael Kidd, Amanda Howe, Garth Manning and Luisa Pettigrew. During the WHA this year new resolutions were adopted on a host of topics from the Sustainable Development Goals to Mycetoma. Margaret Chan, Director General, during her speech highlighted approval of the new programme for health emergencies. She welcomed the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and member states’ commitment to universal health coverage. The Zika outbreak featured frequently in discussions.

June, 2016

El mes pasado visité a los colegas médicos de familia en Indonesia y en Japón y compartieron conmigo su percepción acerca de los retos para el desarrollo de la Medicina de Familia en cada país.