New Executive, Committees and chairs of WPs & SIGs 2023-2025
The recent WONCA World Council Meeting marks a transformative moment in WONCA's history, with changes in both membership and leadership across its various committees. Take a closer look at the newly appointed members of the revitalized Executive team, delve into the restructured Statutory Committees, and acquaint yourself with the Chairs of Working Parties (WPs) and Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
Executive Committee
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WONCA President A/Prof Karen Flegg (Australia)
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WONCA President Elect – Dr Viviana Martinez Bianchi (US/Argentina)
• WONCA Immediate Past President & WHO liaison – Dr Anna Stavdal (Norway)
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Executive Member-at-Large & Honorary Treasurer – Dr Steve Mowle (UK)
• Executive Member-at-Large – Adj Professor Karen Price (Australia)
• Executive Member-at-Large – Prof María Pilar Astier Peña (Spain)
• Regional President WONCA Africa – Dr Namatovu Jane Frances (Uganda)
• Regional President WONCA Asia Pacific – Dr. Brian Chang (Taiwan)
• Regional President WONCA East Mediterranean – Dr Abdulaziz Mahmood Nasser Al-Mahrezi (Oman)
• Regional President WONCA Europe – Prof Shlomo Vinker (Israel)
• Regional President WONCA Iberoamericana-CIMF – Dr Dora Patricia Bernal Ocampo (Colombia)
• Regional President WONCA North America – Dr Victor K Ng (Canada)
• Regional President WONCA South Asia – Dr K Sri Ranjan (Sri Lanka)
• Young Doctor Representative – Dr Chan Yuen Ching Cheryl (Hong Kong)
Statutory Committees
Nominating and Awards Committee
Chair: Viviana Martinez Bianchi (US/Argentina)
Members:
• Michael Kidd (Australia)
• Brando Cantu (Mexico)
• Jacqueline Ponzo (Uruguay)
• Dan Abubakar (Nigeria)
• Maria Pilar Astier Peña (Spain)
Finance Committee
Chair: Steve Mowle (United Kingdom)
Members:
• Joy Mugambi (Kenya)
• Sankha Randenikumara (Sri Lanka)
• Donald Li (Hong Kong)
• Francine Lemire (Canada)
• Job Metsemakers (The Netherlands)
• Besigye Innocent (Uganda)
• Tesshu Kussaba (Japan)
• Mona Osman (Lebanon)
• Zalika Klemenc Ketiš (Slovenia)
• Marina Almenas (Puerto Rico)
• Victor Ng (Canada)
• Bikash Gauchan (Nepal)
Membership Committee
Chair: Victor Ng (Canada)
Members:
• Marvin Reid (Jamaica)
• Reina Alameddine (Lebanon)
• Nagwa Nashat Hegazy (Egypt)
• Tze Lee Tan (Singapore)
• Dora Bernal (Colombia)
Bylaws and Regulations Committee
Chair: Karen Price (Australia)
Members:
• Henry Lawson (Ghana)
• Roar Maagaard (Denmark)
• Nick Mamo (United Kingdom)
• Jeff Markuns (USA)
• Marie Andrades (Pakistan)
Organizational Equity Committee
Chair: Namatovu Jane Frances (Uganda)
Members:
• Elizabeth Reji (South Africa)
• Suha Hamshari (Palestinian Territory)
• Marjorie Cross (Australia)
• Enrique Falceto de Barros (Brazil)
• Hina Jawaid (Pakistan)
• Jeff Markuns (USA)
• Stuart Holmes (United Kingdom)
Working Party Chairs
• WP on Education - Victor Ng
• WP on Planetary Health - Özden Gökdemir
• WP on Ethics and Professionalism - Tania Moerenhout
• WP on eHealth - Ana Luisa Neves
• WP on Mental Health - Christos Lionis
• WP on Quality and Safety in Family Medicine - José María Valderas Martinez
• WP on Research - Mehmet Akman
• WP on Rural Practice - Bruce Chater
• WONCA International Classification Committee - Gustavo Gusso
• WP on Women and Family Medicine - Elizabeth Reji
Special Interest Groups
• SIG on Adolescent and Young Adult Care - Muna Chowdhury
• SIG on Ageing and Health - Leon Geffen
• SIG on Cancer and Palliative Care - Atreya Shrikant
• SIG on Complexities in Health - Joachim Sturmberg
• SIG on Emergency Medicine - Elena Klusova
• SIG on Emerging Practice Models for Family Medicine - Jingwen Gu
• SIG on Family Violence - Raquel Gomez Bravo / Sajaratulnisah Othman
• SIG on Genetics - TBC
• SIG on Global Point of Care Testing - Jan Verbakel
• SIG on Indigenous & Minority Group Health Issues - TBC
• SIG on Integrative Medicine - Sonia Tsukagoshi
• SIG on Health Equity - TBC
• SIG on LGBTQ Health - Filiz Ak
• SIG on Migrant Care, Int Health, and Travel Medicine - Rebecca Farrington
• SIG on Non-Communicable Diseases - Ana Cebrian
• SIG on Quaternary Prevention and Over-medicalization - TBC
• SIG on Worker’s Health - Carolina Jara Pinochet
• SIG on Policy Advocacy - Sankha Randenikumara / Amanda Howe