WONCA News

March, 2017

The WHO Quality rights initiative has just published 15 key training and guidance materials to transform these recommendations into practical on the ground solutions. Modules include core mental health and human rights modules.

March, 2017

Some readers will have noticed that since 1 January of this year, the European Journal of General Practice has ‘open access’ for all its readers. ‘Open access’ means that you not only can download the abstract but also the full-text version of all articles published in this journal.

March, 2017

David Schmitz, executive member of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice (WPRP) for North America and the president of the USA's 2017 National Rural Health Association (NRHA), shares his hopes for collaboration and upcoming conferences.

March, 2017

Professor Michael Kidd, WONCA Immediate Past President updates us on his latest activities and gives us two great resources relating to the importance of primary care.

March, 2017

Here’s four big reasons why you should attend. 1) Networking with more than 600 delegates 2) Professional development 3) Keep up-to-date with the latest trends in international rural health 4) Hear the conference keynote speakers: including WONCA leaders Amanda Howe and Bruce Chater

March, 2017

WONCA CEO, Garth Manning, has written a letter to member organisations informing them of an exciting development of a new global jobs board on the WONCA website.

March, 2017

Chris Dowrick, newly elected chair of the WONCA Working Party on Mental Health, writes the second of his updates since our conference in Rio - speaking on activities of the working party and also on WONCA's decision to use depression as the theme for World Family Doctor Day on May 19.

March, 2017

I attended the Executive Board of WHO in late January with Dr Manning. Much of the Assembly was preoccupied with the election of the next Secretary General, which will occur in May 2017. There were several items on the agenda where we gave statements on behalf of WONCA - on workforce, and also migrant health.

March, 2017

I had reported that WONCA, at its October 2016 Council, had approved the formation of several new Special Interest Groups (SIGs) – in Non-Communicable Diseases; Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine; Men’s Health; Health Equity; Genetics; Emergency Medicine; Quaternary Prevention; and Workers’ Health.

March, 2017

John Wynn-Jones, Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice speaks of his hopes for the 14th WONCA Rural health conference coming up in Cairns at the end of April.