WONCA News

November, 2018

It is with great pleasure that the WHO GCM/NCD Secretariat​ has announced that the Knowledge Action Portal has officially launched. This is a community driven platform for NCD information, interaction and inspiration.

November, 2018

WONCA SIG on Family Violence co-conveners Kelsey Hegarty and Hagit Hagit Dascal-Weichhendler report on activities of the group held recently at the WONCA world conference in Seoul.

November, 2018

We are delighted to invite you to the 24th WONCA Europe Conference that will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia on June 26 - 29, 2019. Abstract Submission Deadline: January 10, 2019. early bird registration ends December 31, 2018.

November, 2018

Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, WONCA Special Interest Group on NCDs convener, reports on the General Meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD) held in Geneva, 5-6 November 2018.

November, 2018

Presented in Korea were the WONCA Global awards - Honorary Life Membership, WONCA Fellowship, WONCA five star doctor and the Taiwan Family Medicine research award.

November, 2018

Garth Manning reports on the WONCA World Council meeting held In Korea in association with our recent World conference : With a meeting of the WONCA Executive, a WONCA Council and then a brilliant WONCA conference in Seoul It has been an incredibly busy time. He reports on election results, statements approved, other highlights and various presentations.

November, 2018

Alan Abelsohn, past chair of WONCA Working Party on the Environment (WPEnv) reports: Alice McGushin (Vice Chair WPEnv) and I attended the first WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, in Geneva, on 30 October-1 November 2018. ​

November, 2018

Dr Jane Frances Namatovu, conference convener reports:​ Plans are well underway for the 2019 WONCA Africa Regional Conference coming to Uganda in June. Our website is regularly being upgraded for more information and contact us by email at woncauganda2019@gmail.com if you are challenged.

November, 2018

Prof Val Wass​ OBE, Chair WONCA Working Party on Education, on this month's free access article and her own editorial.

November, 2018

A brief report from Asia Pacific region president, Prof Meng-Chih Lee, (Taiwan) listing the new region executive an goals for the coming biennium.