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Robert W Higgins, United States

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Dr Abra T Fransch, Africa
Dr Warren A Heffron, Americas
Prof Goh Lee Gan, Asia Pacific
Dr Philip Evans, Europe
Prof Shatendra K Gupta, Middle East
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Dr med Ilse Hellemann, Austria

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Previous editions of Wonca News October 2001 December 2001 February 2002 April 2002 June 2002 August 2002 October 2002 December 2002 February 2003

 

Contents - April 2003

FROM Wonca
From the Wonca President: "Trust me - I'm a doctor"
From the CEO's Desk: Wonca Invitational Research Conference
From the Editor: Recording Wonca's Record Growth

FEATURE STORIES

Wonca Global Research Conference Issues Preliminary Report
Wonca Organization Membership Experiences Record Growth
Registration Now Open for the 17th World Conference of Family Doctors

Wonca REGIONAL NEWS

Wonca Europe Exec Meets in Belgrade to Support Yugoslav GP Association
Register Now for Wonca Europe 2003 in Scenic Slovenia From June 18-21
Visit Beijing in November for Wonca Asia-Pacific 2003

HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEM NEWS

Global Framework Advances Measures to Combat the Tobacco Epidemic
Doctor Jong Wook Lee Nominated to Head WHO
Campaign Underway to End Polio in Africa

MEMBER AND ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS

Dr. John A. J. Macleod: Wonca's Most Famous Remote Family Doctor
Wonca's Former President Lee Sees the Fruits of His Labor in Asia Pacific
Ontario Seeks Provincial Ban on Smoking in Public Places and Workplaces
Global Family Doctor - Wonca Online - Honors our Global Doctors of the Month

RESOURCES FOR THE FAMILY DOCTOR

Resources Available for the Global Initiative for COPD
Improving Health Systems Through Family Medicine: A Guidebook

Wonca CONFERENCES 2002 -2007 AT A GLANCE

GLOBAL MEETINGS FOR THE FAMILY DOCTOR

Wonca World and Regional Conference Calendar
Member Organization And Related Meetings