WONCA News

February, 2023

Professor Christopher Dowrick, a former chair of the WONCA Working Party on Mental Health, represented WONCA at the World Health Organization's conference on pre-service education for mental health in Geneva, Switzerland on December 15th and 16th.

February, 2023

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January, 2023

The International Hospital Federation, WONCA Member in collaborative relations, is seeking projects and programmes that showcase innovations, models, and examples of healthcare leadership

January, 2023

We deeply regret the loss of human lives in the context of social mobilizations in various regions of Peru since December 2022 and express our concern about the violence increase. We offer our heartfelt condolences to the communities and families of the deceased.

January, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on human lives, economies, and societies. To avoid a repeat of the past, the international community should collaborate to be much better prepared and aligned in responding to possible future pandemic threats

December, 2022

As the year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to express our gratitude to all of you, the members of the WONCA Family!

December, 2022

As a physician, I’ve always liked making house calls. They nurture the patient-doctor relationship. When meeting in the patient’s home context, we both recognize and share other aspects of ourselves. I find that the realities of my patients’ lives come more clearly into focus once I’ve met them where they live.

December, 2022

During the last week of November I attended the annual conference of my own college - the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP). Next year, the RACGP is honoured to be hosting the world conference of WONCA, in conjunction with our own conference.

December, 2022

Have you ever heard of the concept of ‘Jugaad’? Neither had I, until very recently. But I have certainly encountered it in the world, and you probably have too

December, 2022

Congratulations to this year's regional winners!