Asia Pacific

November, 2012

Featured WONCA leader for this month is Asia Pacific personality Prof Zorayda 'Dada' Leopando from the Philippines

November, 2012

Dr Wahid Khan, of Fiji, is the WONCA Asia Pacific region secretary.

September, 2012

The Wonca Asia Pacific 2012 conference was held in Jeju from 24-27 May 2012 with a council meeting on 23 May.

July, 2012

Dr Tin Myo Han, of Myanmar, was one of 10 winners of a WONCA Asia Pacific bursary to attend the 19th WONCA Asia Pacific conference held in Jeju, South Korea, in May. She writes on her experiences at the Asia Pacific region conference, in Jeju - her attendance was made possible by a bursary.

July, 2012

The Philippines celebrated World Family Doctors' Day with much aplomb. May 19, 2012 was institutionalized through Presidential Proclamation 168, by President, Benigno S Aquino III. And as if on cue, a majority of the 58 chapters and 45 accredited training hospitals of the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP) participated in the grand event, providing significant services and assistance to countless patients and families.

July, 2012

WONCA Asia Pacific regional council recently formulated the Jeju Declaration outlining their vision for family medicine enhancement.

June, 2012

For the third time, the Lyn Clearihan Award for the best research paper published in the journal in the preceding twelve months has been awarded. This year the winner is Dr Mora Claramita.

June, 2012

WONCA Asia Pacific region council has announced the final list of bursary recipients who will have been aided to attend the region conference in Jeju, in May.

April, 2012

Dr Donald Li, President of WONCA Asia Pacific region was a plenary speaker at the International Primary Health Care Reform Conference held in Brisbane Australia, from March 6-7, 2012.

February, 2012

The Malaysian Primary Care Research Group (MPCRG), under the auspices of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia (AFPM), has successfully organised the third Asia-Pacific primary care research conference (APPCR) conference.