Working Party News

May, 2014

Jo Scott- Jones of New Zealand, writes this month's rural round up - and reflects on some lessons learned at Gramado.

April, 2014

John Wynn- Jones reports on the 12th World Rural Health Conference, held recently in Gramado, Brazil

April, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice Award for Outstanding Service to Rural Practice presented to Dr Bruce Chater, of Queensland, Australia, at the WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Gramado, Brazil, April 2014

April, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice launches its "Rural Medical Education Guidebook" in Gramado, Brazil on Saturday April 5.

March, 2014

Dr José Lopez-Albuin, President or EURIPA writes this month's rural round-up

December, 2013

A report from the WONCA Working Party on Quality and Safety in Family medicine

December, 2013

Prof Ian Couper of South Africa and Past President WONCA Working Party on Rural Health writes this month's Rural Round-up.

October, 2013

Aileen Espina from the Philippines is a rural family doctor and member of two WONCA working parties. She writes this month's rural round-up

September, 2013

Open Invitation to WONCA members to contribute to a new book, “Family Doctors in the Field - stories from environmental family doctors from across the globe”

September, 2013

Much is often made of the poorer health status and standard of living in rural areas – this is true and desperately so in some places but with the provision of public health, good generalist health care and extra job opportunities, rural areas can be wonderful places to live