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Africa

The WONCA Africa Region of WONCA has, for the first time adopted By-laws modelled on the WONCA World By-laws, for their business and activities. This was tested in Cancun during the election of Africa Region executives, when both the spirit and letter of the new by-laws were strictly adhered to, creating an initial litmus test which resulted in success for the new document.

Contact WONCA Africa Region: woncaafricaregion@gmail.com
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Regional President

Dr Dan Abubakar (Nigeria)

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Executive Members

Groups and Organizations

AfriWon

AfriWon RENAISSANCE is the African organisation for young and future general practitioners /family physicians under the aegis of WONCA Africa region. It was launched in Prague June 2013 at the WONCA World conference.

WONCA Africa women

WONCA Women in Africa are flexing their muscles .. find out more.

Latest News

  • Rural Seeds Africa at WONCA Africa Conference 2022

    February, 2023

    “The Role of African Health Care Students and young professionals in pandemic preparedness and response”, was the mail theme of the Rural Family Medicine Café Abuja Edition.

  • Family doctors gathered at the 7th WONCA Africa Region Conference

    December, 2022

    The three WONCA Member Organisations of Nigeria and their leaders Dr Kayode Adesola, Dr Nicholas Baamlong and Prof Musa Dankyau, were united by the effort to bring together the African community

  • Report: WHO 72nd Regional Committee for Africa

    September, 2022

  • WP on Women & Family Medicine Africa Hosts Webinar to Celebrate WFDD2022

    June, 2022

    The WONCA Working Party for Women and Family Medicine (WWPWFM) Africa Region – referred to here as WWPWFMA – has supported and advocated for women family physicians in Africa since 2009.

  • Welcome Message - 7th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2022

    April, 2022

    Read the welcome message of Dr Dan Abubakar, the WONCA Africa Region President and the Chairman of the Host Organising Committee for the 7th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2022

  • WONCA Africa Editorials

    July, 2021

    WONCA Africa President, Professor Shabir Moosa, writes these editorials to share a basic understanding of WONCA Africa, some plans and achievements, and the growing relationship with World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO).

  • Virtual AfroPHC Workshop

    August, 2020

    Please join us for the Virtual AfroPHC Workshop to be held 4-7pm over three days 9th-11th September 2020. The theme is “Building Teamwork for PHC in Africa”. It is intended to be a truly interactive African experience that is free and open to anyone interested in building PHC in Africa. Please see more details and register for the AfroPHC Virtual Workshop.

  • WONCA Africa and WHO AFRO hold successful meeting

    October, 2019

    A two-day consultative meeting was held at the WHO AFRO offices in Congo Brazaville on the 13-14 August 2019. This meeting came as a result of the active participation of Dr Prosper Tumussime at the WONCA Africa conference in June 2019, in Kampala, Uganda. The need for WONCA Africa and WHO AFRO to work together to strengthen health systems in African countries became apparent.

  • Klaus von Pressentin, Montegut Scholar, on WONCA Africa conference

    July, 2019

    Klaus B von Pressentin reports on his attendance as the Montegut Scholar, at the WONCA Africa 2019 conference, in Kampala, Uganda, from June 4-8, 2019. Klaus is from Mossel Bay sub-district, South Africa. The Montegut Global Scholars Program is funded by the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation (ABFM-F).

  • Jane Namatovu: plans for the 2019 Africa Regional Conference

    November, 2018

    Dr Jane Frances Namatovu, conference convener reports:​ Plans are well underway for the 2019 WONCA Africa Regional Conference coming to Uganda in June. Our website is regularly being upgraded for more information and contact us by email at woncauganda2019@gmail.com if you are challenged.

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Activities

WONCA Africa triennium goals 2013-16


Publications

Mash R, Reid S. Statement of consensus on Family Medicine in Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2010;2(1)

The Kampala Commitment (2008)

The Rustenburg Resolution: Inequality in health care in South Africa (2008)

Resources

Report: Feedback from WONCA Africa, Rustenburg 2008

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