WONCA News

April, 2014

This year we want to encourage even more organizations to celebrate in appropriate style on 19th May. We would love Member Organisations to tell us in advance of their plans – so that we can promote at least some in WONCA News

April, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice Award for Outstanding Service to Rural Practice presented to Dr Bruce Chater, of Queensland, Australia, at the WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Gramado, Brazil, April 2014

April, 2014

Existe un amplio apoyo internacional para el establecimiento de una cobertura universal de salud, con frecuentes referencias a la función esencial de la atención primaria de salud y con el fin de lograr este objetivo. Sin embargo, ¿qué significa realmente la atención primaria de salud? ¿Es lo mismo que la atención primaria? ¿Dónde encaja la medicina de familia?

April, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice launches its "Rural Medical Education Guidebook" in Gramado, Brazil on Saturday April 5.

April, 2014

World Health day is coming up on April 7. The theme is 'small bite : big threat' This is also the first day of World Health Worker week.

April, 2014

El Dr. Yin Shoulong es un médico general rural en Tai Shitun Village, en China. Vive en una típica casa de pueblo rural, construida alrededor de un patio central. Su clínica ocupa un lado de la casa. Sus pacientes son de su comunidad agrícola y muchos son pobres, ancianos y frágiles.

April, 2014

WONCA South Asia region is to hold a conference in Chennai in India, this August 2014. Registrations are opening soon.

April, 2014

Dr Yin Shoulong is a rural general practitioner, in Tai Shitun Village, in China. He lives in a typical rural village house built around a central courtyard, with his clinic occupying one side of his home. His patients are from his farming community and many are impoverished and elderly and frail.

March, 2014

Garth Manning, WONCA CEO, writes about Family Doctor Day, coming up on May 19; past president of WONCA, Dr David Game's visit to the WONCA secretariat;; and attendances on WONCA's behalf to various important meetings.

March, 2014

What does primary health care actually mean? Is it the same as primary care? Where does family medicine fit? The answer is not straightforward ...