WONCA News

June, 2023

We have run webinars, shared evidence on how to handle power and create change, and heard from colleagues who have been advocates through WONCA and their other roles.

May, 2023

WONCA representatives joined Dr Bente Mikkelsen, director of the division of Noncommunicable Diseases at WHO, Dr Slim Slama, unit leader at the NCDs Department, and Alarcos Cieza, responsible for the Vision, Audition, Disability and Rehabilitation Department

May, 2023

During the recent World Health Assembly 76, representatives from the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) and the World Federation of Medical Education came together. This meeting served as a platform for representatives from both organizations to explore and identify potential areas of collaboration.

May, 2023

Noncommunicable diseases, including cancer, chronic respiratory disease, mental health conditions, vision loss, and especially circulatory diseases, increase the vulnerability of populations to pandemics.

May, 2023

We welcome the development of WHO's global framework on well-being, commending the recognition that addressing the main NCD risk factors, and their root causes, is a foundation of well-being, and that health promotion is an essential public health function and Universal Health Coverage element.

May, 2023

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets will remain unmet unless urgent steps are taken to strengthen health care by focusing on primary health care (PHC) and promoting self-care.

May, 2023

May, 2023

Family Doctors, the Heart of Healthcare, That is a meaningful slogan to delve into on this year’s World Family Doctor Day!

May, 2023

This month’s WONCA Sydney World Conference newsletter is a spotlight on Professor Michael Kidd.

May, 2023

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