WONCA News

November, 2015

WONCA Europe region held its annual conference in Istanbul during October and as a result WONCA News for November sees a focus on WONCA Europe. Harris Lygidakis, WONCA Europe Hon Secretary, reports on the conference. "Returning from the WONCA Europe conference in Istanbul, we look back at an amazing organizational feat, led by Okay Basak, Dilek Guldal, Mehmet Ungan and Resat Dabak, which saw the participation of more than 3,600 colleagues, more than 1,000 of whom being junior doctors or trainees."

November, 2015

I was in Kyrgyzstan, accompanied by WONCA president-elect, Amanda Howe, and WONCA Europe President, Job Metsemakers, for the nation’s first congress of general practitioners and family physicians, hosted by the Minister of Health and the leadership of the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy. Kyrgyzstan, like many countries in Central Asia, is facing a new round of health system reform, based on family medicine and strengthening primary health care.

November, 2015

WONCA Europe has announced its 5 Star doctor for 2015 : Dr Ali Cerrahoğlu MD, family physician of Turkey.

November, 2015

The MGSP was established to foster international education, research and collaboration, in the specialty of family medicine. Read how the schoalrship helped Shastri Motilal from Jamaica and Patrick O'Donnell from Ireland.

November, 2015

The WONCA Annual Report 2014-15 is now available. It is a large and comprehensive document produced by our Secretariat - find out more about WONCA activities.

November, 2015

The World Health Organisation has recently updated its mhGAP guidelines for the management of common mental health problems in low and middle income countries. WONCA works closely with WHO and offers consultancy services in support of mhGAP.

November, 2015

We are proud to send you the first newsletter of the WONCA Special Interest Group on Family Violence.

November, 2015

On the 11th and 12th of September 2015, 100 Residents and Young GPs met at the Official Medical College of Balearic Islands (COMIB) in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), to take part in the III Balearic Meeting of European Residents & Young GPs

November, 2015

Yo estaba en Kirguistán, acompañado de la presidenta electa de WONCA Amanda Howe y del Presidente de WONCA Europa Job Metsemakers, en motivo del primer Congreso que se hacía en el país de profesionales y médicos generalistas, organizado por el Ministerio de Salud y la dirección de la Academia de Medicina del Gobierno de Kirguistán.

November, 2015

Compartimos el artículo de Fragmentos de política de este noviembre de la presidenta electa de WONCA, Amanda Howe acerca de la situación que se vive por la crises de los refugiados