WONCA News

February, 2016

The WHO has released two reports - the Ending Childhood Obesity report and the World report on Ageing and Health.

February, 2016

It is a great privilege to have the chance to go to another setting and learn from new colleagues. Those of us who work in medical schools need to consider how best to make this work for those who host our students and residents, as well as making sure they have a great experience.

February, 2016

It is planned to launch the WONCA Rural South Asia (WoRSA) health group formally during forthcoming WONCA-SAR conference in Feb 2016.

February, 2016

Professor Amanda Howe, our new President–Elect, said in her speech at the WONCA Council in 2013 that she would “help with policy messages". These are her policy bites from 2015.

January, 2016

WONCA awards are available to assist doctors in attending the world conference in Rio de Janeiro. The awards include the Montagut scholarships, the WONCA foundation award and the Taiwan Family Medicine research award. Find out more about these awards and how to apply.

January, 2016

2016 sees a another WONCA world conference, this time coming to Rio, in November. There are also several regional events and events for young doctors so why not join us at a WONCA conference this year?

January, 2016

The WONCA CEO informs about deadlines and criteria for WONCA awards for 2016, and the year's conference calendar including preparations for Rio in November.

January, 2016

Todos los gobiernos tienen que decidir cómo satisfacer las necesidades de su gente, y la mayoría de elecciones políticas se basan en diferentes creencias de cómo lograr hacerlo. Las cuestiones fundamentales acerca de cómo financiar las inversiones de la asistencia sanitaria y los otros sectores públicos necesitan estar dotadas de una forma de pensamiento clara y de una revisión recurrente de las decisiones que se toman.

January, 2016

El Doctor Tran Trong Thong es un médico de familia en la región rural de Soc Sun en Vietnam, al norte de la capital, Hanoi. El Centro de Salud Comuna Soc Sun, donde trabaja el Doctor Tran, ofrece ambos servicios de atención curativa y preventiva a una comunidad rural dispersa de 20.000 personas. El Doctor Tran lidera un equipo de Atención Primaria de la salud, que incluye enfermeras, comadronas, asistentes médicos y un farmacéutico...

January, 2016

Dr Tran Trong est médecin de famille au Vietnam dans la zone rurale de Soc Sun, située au nord de la capitale Hanoï. Le centre médical communautaire de Soc Sun où travaille Dr Tran assure des services de soins curatifs et préventifs à une communauté rurale dispersée de 20.000 personnes. Dr Tran dirige une équipe de soins de santé primaires, qui compte des infirmières, des sages-femmes, des médecins auxiliaires et un pharmacien...