WONCA News

December, 2022

As a physician, I’ve always liked making house calls. They nurture the patient-doctor relationship. When meeting in the patient’s home context, we both recognize and share other aspects of ourselves. I find that the realities of my patients’ lives come more clearly into focus once I’ve met them where they live.

December, 2022

During the last week of November I attended the annual conference of my own college - the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP). Next year, the RACGP is honoured to be hosting the world conference of WONCA, in conjunction with our own conference.

December, 2022

Have you ever heard of the concept of ‘Jugaad’? Neither had I, until very recently. But I have certainly encountered it in the world, and you probably have too

December, 2022

Congratulations to this year's regional winners!

December, 2022

La Sociedad Chilena de Medicina Familiar (SOCHIMEF) organiza cada año un congreso sin marca, sin apoyo de la industria.

December, 2022

WONCA President, Dr Anna Stavdal, Prof Taghreed Farahat, WONCA EMR president, and Dr Nagwa Nashat WONCA EMR Honorary Secretary joined the event during the sessions on the 14 and 15 December 2022

December, 2022

On 12 December, WONCA joined Universal Health Coverage Day with a social media campaign that included several videos and quotes from our colleagues and members of the WONCA family to demand action on universal health coverage and invest in health systems and primary healthcare for all.

December, 2022

More than 600 family doctors and health care professionals from Asia Pacific and the world gathered at the WONCA Asia Pacific Conference 2022, held in Bali, Indonesia, on 5 - 7 December 2022.

December, 2022

The three WONCA Member Organisations of Nigeria and their leaders Dr Kayode Adesola, Dr Nicholas Baamlong and Prof Musa Dankyau, were united by the effort to bring together the African community

December, 2022

South Asia, constituting India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Afghanistan represents the most populous region in the world. Unfortunately, despite obvious need, the field of primary care and family medicine in this region is underdeveloped and at a nascent stage