WONCA News

February, 2015

WONCA Europe is coming to Istanbul from October 22-25, 2015. Submit your abstract by March 23, 2015 for consideration.

February, 2015

The Philippine Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP) has announced its new officers for 2015-16.

February, 2015

Earlier this month the WONCA South Asia Regional Conference 2015 was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Prof Kanu Bala reports on this highly successful event

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!