WONCA News

October, 2020

Dr David Ponka écrit. David est médecin de famille à Ottawa, au Canada, et directeur du Centre Besrour pour la médecine familiale mondiale du Collège des médecins de famille du Canada. Il a trois filles qui sont maintenant de retour à l’école après avoir obtenu un résultat négatif au test de dépistage de la COVID-19.

October, 2020

​Chaque sondage et discussion menés auprès de nos organisations membres sur le rôle le plus important que WONCA peut jouer en leur nom nous appelle à une plus grande implication auprès de l'OMS. Nos membres veulent que nous utilisions l'influence de nos plus de 500 000 adhérents afin d’accroître la visibilité et la reconnaissance de la médecine familiale.

October, 2020

The joint WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice (Rural WONCA) and Toward Unity for Health (TUFH) Institute Series is being launched as part of the 17th Wonca World Rural Health Conference over four months starting 16th October with the conference opening ceremony.

October, 2020

A perspective from Dr David Ponka. David is a family physician in Ottawa, Canada, and the Director of the Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. He has three daughters who are now back to school after testing negative for COVID-19. Une traduction en français est disponible.

October, 2020

Education for Primary Care: Issue 31:5 is now on line with the usual wide range of articles. Free access for a month is available for an article on “The design and delivery of a social prescribing scheme by medical students in general practice.”

October, 2020

WONCA is pleased to join as an inaugural member of Allies Improving PHC, an exciting alliance of global and local organizations committed to unlocking the full promise of primary health care (PHC) on the road to health for all.

October, 2020

The new elected executive members of The Rajakumar Movement (Young Doctors' Movement in Asia Pacific Region). They will commence office at the next WONCA World council meeting.

October, 2020

We have switched to a totally virtual conference with a changed time frame. December 16 -19, 2020. Find out more here.

October, 2020

A new pledge, which is broader in scope and audience and engages not only doctors but all health professionals in protecting the health of people and planet.

October, 2020

The postponed 17th WONCA World Rural Conference which was due to be held in April this year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is now happening in a virtual capacity this weekend October 16th-18th.