WONCA News

June, 2016

Un congreso en particular llevado a cabo en la idílica isla de Tobago, del 14 a 19 de mayo 2016, fue único en mezclar los elementos necesarios para agrupar profesionales locales al tiempo que inculcaba un sentido de comunidad en un público de varios países. Esta reunión combinó la reunión anual de la isla y el Foro Polaris WONCA

June, 2016

A particular conference in the idyllic island of Tobago from May 14th to 19th, 2016 was unique in blending the elements needed to engage the local professional body while instilling a sense of community in a wider audience from various countries. The meeting served to combine the island’s annual meeting and the WONCA Polaris Forum.

May, 2016

This year as always it seems World Family Doctor Day has grown in popularity. The theme of smoking cessation was taken up with enthusiasm as evidenced by some of the posters produced. Our feature is on the videos produced by WONCA’s young doctors’ movements

May, 2016

Three leading international One Health groups, the One Health Commission, One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team, and the Health Platform Foundation are partnering to create a global “One Health Day” on November 3.

May, 2016

I recently visited Saudi Arabia as a member of a World Health Organization mission. We had been invited to review primary health care across the country. This visit allowed me to witness the changes underway in a country that has firmly adopted a policy of strengthening primary health care through a family practice model.

May, 2016

Garth Manning reports on the WONCA website upgrade, the planning for the World conference in Rio, information on Zika virus, and on his recent participation in the Cumbre in Costa Rica.

May, 2016

J'ai récemment visité l'Arabie Saoudite en tant que membre d'une mission de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé. Nous étions invités à examiner les soins de santé primaires à travers le pays.

May, 2016

A story from Pakistan - Dr Rabi Afridi moves to a remote area of Pakistan and commences work in charge of a Basic Health Unit. "My name is Rabia Afridi, the youngest and most pampered of my family. I was born into a Pathan family from the North West province of Pakistan"

May, 2016

I was invited to a policy summit in Washington last month. Hosted by the Robert Graham Centre, and attended by many family medicine leads from the U.S.A., its declared purpose was to look at how changes in the payment structures for health care in the U.S.A. may, or may not, incentivise the ‘triple aim’ of first contact, coordinated, continuous, comprehensive primary care.

May, 2016

The Taiwan Association of Family Medicine has released the 2016 Taiwan Declaration of Family Medicine to be issued during their 30 year Anniversary.