Feature Stories

July, 2020

Dr John Wynn-Jones is well known in WONCA circles and immediate past chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice. During the COVID-19 crisis he has been writing a daily 'Rural Miscellany' email with poems and resource ideas to help and divert us in this difficult time. He agreed to entertain us again this month on "the pursuit of beauty"

June, 2020

Dr John Wynn-Jones is well known in WONCA circles and immediate past chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice. He graciously agreed to write a guest column for WONCA News this month: Two painters and Two Doctors

May, 2020

WONCA has launched a webinar series on COVID-19. Watch previous webinars online. Find out how to join the next WONCA webinar on Research coming on Sunday, 31 May at 10:00am UTC.

May, 2020

This year we decided to highlight a theme relevant to the challenges and the responsibilities of family doctors in the new global coronavirus outbreak. – “Family doctors on the front line - first in, last out." This report focuses on region videos and webinars.

May, 2020

WONCA has launched a webinar series on COVID-19. Watch previous webinars online. Find out how to join the next WONCA webinar on Quality & Safety coming on Sunday, 24 May at 1pm UTC.

May, 2020

In celebration of this year’s FDD – which acknowledges and applauds the work of family doctors globally, we rather presciently chose the theme of “Family doctors on the front line: first in, last out”. You can access a video message from our President, Dr Donald Li, and the entire WONCA Executive.

April, 2020

Dr John Wynn-Jones is well known in WONCA circles and immediate past chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice. During the COVID-19 crisis he has been writing a daily 'Rural Miscellany' email with poems and resource ideas to help and divert us in this difficult time. He graciously agreed to write a guest column for WONCA News this month. "Can the arts flourish at a time of pestilence and are the two mutually exclusive?"

March, 2020

Two of our Working Party chairs, Chris Dowrick and John Wynn-Jones are leading the way in encouraging colleagues to say what they are finding helpful in these troubling times dominated by the Coronavirus pandemic.

March, 2020

It with great sadness that we announce the death of one of my predecessors as WONCA President, Professor Michael Boland of Ireland. Michael was a true visionary, and an inspirational leader in family medicine, as witnessed by the many tributes already paid to him. Professor Michael Kidd, also a former WONCA President, pays formal tribute to Michael Boland.

February, 2020

Seven international research organisations (including WONCA) have come together to form a Primary Health Care Measurement and Implementation Research Consortium (RC). The consortium is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and will have its secretariat at the India office of The George Institute.