Regional News

October, 2015

On behalf of our colleagues across our region, WONCA Europe and the Turkish association of Family Doctors have published a statement on the refugee crisis

September, 2015

WONCA East Mediterranean region is holding its 2016 conference from March 17-19 in Dubai. Submission of abstracts is now open.

September, 2015

WONCA EMR in collaboration with Egyptian FM Association conducted a workshop in Cairo on 3rd September 2015

August, 2015

Ruth Wilson, WONCA North America region president, reports that ,ember organizations of the North American region of WONCA remained strong and active in the past year.

August, 2015

American colleague, Ann Evensen, has helped 14 Ethiopian residents join WONCA as direct members.

August, 2015

"Family Doctors with heads and hearts". This is the thought-provoking theme of our 2016 WONCA Europe Conference being held in Copenhagen next June. How do we combine our scientific knowledge with the tender, loving care that is a distinguishing feature of our work as family doctors

July, 2015

El objetivo es determinar los factores que influyen en la decisión de prescribir antibióticos en pacientes con sospecha de infección del tracto respiratorio en Suramérica.

July, 2015

The aim of Happy Audit ll is to determine the factors associated with prescription of antibiotics in patients with suspected respiratory tract infection I South-America. This is the second report on progress.

June, 2015

Nagwa Nashat Hegazy was a Montegut Scholar attending the recent WONCA East Mediterranean region congress was held from 30 April to 2 May 2015 in Dubai city in the UAE. This edited report written by Nagwa is reproduced with the permission of the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation (ABFM-F) who provide the scholarship.

May, 2015

A general interest item from members of AfriWON - WONCA Africa region's movement for young doctors.