World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)

Upcoming Conferences

Regional President

Adj/Prof Jacqueline Ponzo (Uruguay)

Other office bearers

Executive Members

WONCA Iberoamericanca-CIMF executive committee, for the period 2018 to 2020

President
Dra. Jacqueline Ponzo Gómez (Uruguay)

Treasurer
Dra. Marina Almenas (Puerto Rico)

CEO
Dr. Thomas Meoño Martín (Costa Rica)

Sub-Regions Vice presidents
Andina: Dra. Dora Patricia Bernal O. (Colombia)
Conosur: Dra. Macarena Moral Lopez (Chile)
Iberica: Dr. Jorge Brandaõ (Portugal)
Mesoamerica: Dr. José Luis Huerta (México)

Groups and Organizations

Latest News

WONCA Iberoamericana CIMF addresses crisis in Peru and the region
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.
Documentary about the pandemic in the Brazilian Public Health System is eligible for OSCAR
December, 2022

The documentary “Out of Breath” followed the work of health professionals of the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS) as they struggled to save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic.
WONCA at the VIII Ibero-American Summit of Family Medicine 2022
November, 2022

WONCA President Anna Stavdal highlighted the importance of the family medicine specialty to achieve universal health coverage with primary care as the cornerstone of health systems.
WONCA, presente en la VIII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Medicina Familiar
November, 2022

El objetivo de esta cumbre fue promover el avance hacia el acceso universal de la salud y la institucionalización de la medicina familiar para el fortalecimiento de las competencias, calidad de los especialistas y del sistema.
Jacqueline Ponzo: VIII Summit in Guatemala
October, 2022

The 10th and 11th of November will be the culmination of an immense work that is being carried out in pursuit of installing Family and Community Medicine in Guatemala
Entrevista: Jacqueline Ponzo sobre la VIII Cumbre de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria en Guatemala
October, 2022

El 10 y 11 de noviembre será la coronación de un trabajo inmenso que se realiza en pos de instalar la Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria en Guatemala, un país que aun no cuenta con la especialidad y que la VIII Cumbre será artífice y motor de sembrar la primera semilla para un futuro lleno de médicos y medicas familiares /familiares
A Call to Honour Salvador Tranche, and a Tribute in Guatemala
September, 2022

WONCA Iberoamericana-CIMF calls for scientific articles and academic texts to be published by CIMF into a tribute book to honour Salvador Tranche. He will also be honoured at the VIII Summit of Family and Community Medicine in Guatemala
WONCA CIMF launched statement to support family doctors in Colombia
May, 2021

The Ibero-American Confederation of Family Medicine (WONCA Iberoamericana-CIMF) expresses its support to the Colombian Society of Family Medicine (SOCMEF) in defending the right to health and its claims in favour of a better health system.
WONCA CIMF: Family Medicine is Essential for an Adequate Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
February, 2021

The Ibero-American Confederation of Family Medicine (WONCA - CIMF) issued a statement on behalf of the multiple national associations of Family Medicine that constitute it, about the current situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Aplazamos las fechas de realización de la Cumbre Iberoamerica, y el Congreso Mesoamericano
March, 2020

Nos unimos al esfuerzo mundial para disminuir la posibilidad de expansión del virus y APLAZAMOS las fechas de realización de la VIII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Medicina Familiar, el II Congreso Mesoamericano de Medicina Familiar/Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria.