WONCA News

February, 2015

Dr Dawit Wondimagegn and Dr Brian Cornelson provide an update on the progress of the growth of family medicine in Ethiopia. An oft-quoted Ethiopian proverb is that ‘Slowly slowly the egg will (hatch and) walk.’ This egg is now walking!

February, 2015

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice is giving lots of opportunities for people to “put stuff in” – it’s time now to participate.

February, 2015

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) have announced that the Training for Health Equity Network (THEnet) is the very first recipient of the AFMC - Charles Boelen International Social Accountability Award.

February, 2015

At the recent South Asia region conference held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Prof Michael Kidd, WONCA President, delivered the second annual National Professor Nurul Islam Memorial Lecture.

February, 2015

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)

February, 2015

A core project initiated in May 2012, has been a reflective process on the network’s future, and of research in general practice, in Europe in general. Quo Vadis, EGPRN?

February, 2015

After a great first year of the WONCA Special Interest Group on Health Equity, we hope this will be another great year for our drive towards health equity!

February, 2015

During 2014, the WONCA Special Interest Group on Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) launched an online survey. They are keen to get more responses from interested colleagues.

February, 2015

Many of you have either submitted abstracts or confirmed your attendance at the conference in Lille, France on 28th – 30th April 2015, “Mental Health for All – Connecting People and Sharing Experience.”

February, 2015

WONCA CEO Garth Manning outlines the outcomes from the recent WONCA Executive meeting, including the Gramado Statement, two new Special Interest Groups, by-laws issues, and new Members.