WONCA News

February, 2013

Family medicine is well established in many countries but others struggle to get acceptance and recognition of our specialism, and one of WONCA’s key roles is to highlight and promote the discipline wherever and whenever we can. One of our initiatives was to establish a “World Family Doctors' Day”.

February, 2013

On February 4, 2013, Drs Murutse Atsebaha, Netsehet Worku, Assefa Alamir, Assegid Geleta and Assefa Beyene became the first family medicine residents to be trained in Ethiopia.

February, 2013

Dr Jelle Stoffers, Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of General Practice, seeks new peer reviewers for the journal.

February, 2013

Family medicine history was made at Lahore, Pakistan on Saturday February 16, 2013 with the formation of the Pakistan Family Doctors forum

February, 2013

Dr Tomlin Paul, who lives in Jamaica, but was born in Trinidad, has been awarded the WONCA North America five –star doctor award.

February, 2013

El Movimiento Vasco da Gama de jóvenes y nuevos médicos de familia te da la bienvenida a la Preconferencia Mundial, que se celebrará en Praga los días 24 a 25 junio, 2013, antes de la Conferencia WONCA World.

February, 2013

The VdGM is happy to announce the winners of this year’s Carosino and Hippokrates Exchange Prizes which award the best exchange in a rural and any setting respectively, which took place in 2011 or 2012.

February, 2013

The International Research Methodology Conference for Primary Care Physicians was held on January 19–20, 2013. The theme of the conference was Strengthening Primary Care Research through Family Doctors. This event was two days’ of hands-on workshop covering all the important topics of research methodology.

February, 2013

Los titulares han pregonado el descenso más significativo de satisfacción con el National Health Service (NHS) inglés en 30 años, que ha ido de un 70 % en 2011 a un 53 % en 2012. Pero al mismo tiempo, el National Health Service fue muy admirado en las ceremonias de los Juegos Olímpicos en Londres 2012. ¿Dónde se sitúa la verdad?

February, 2013

Headlines trumpeted the most significant drop in 30 years in public satisfaction with the English National Health Service (NHS), from 70% in 2011 to 53% in 2012. At the same time, the NHS was so admired that it was featured in the 2012 London Olympics ceremonies. Where did the truth lie?