Region: South Asia

South Asia

The WONCA South Asia region is a comparatively new region in WONCA. Our member organizations come from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with some countries having more than one member. In December 2010, we held our first regional conference in Mumbai, India which proved a huge success.

Upcoming Conferences

Regional President

PresidentSAR@wonca.net

Dr Tariq Aziz (Pakistan)

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Other office bearers

Past Presidents/VP

Inmediate Past President - Dr Raman Kumar - India

Dr. Md. Nurul Islam - Bangladesh
Former WONCA MESAR Vice President

Dr. S. K. Gupta - Nepal
Former WONCA SAR Vice President

Dr. Preethi Wijegoonewardene - Sri Lanka
Former WONCA SAR President

Dr. Pratap Narayan Prasad - Nepal
Former WONCA SAR President

Prof Kanu Bala - Bangladesh
Former WONCA SAR President

Executive Members

Executive Committee WONCA SAR 2018-2020

President
Dr. Raman Kumar
Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI)

Secretary
Dr. Pramendra Prasad Gupta
General Practice Association of Nepal (GPAN)

President Elect
Dr. Tariq Aziz
Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP)

Immediate Past President
Prof Dr Kanu Bala
Bangladesh Academy of Family Physicians (BAFP)

Executive Members
Dr Marie Andrades
College of Family Medicine of Pakistan

Dr. Md. Abdul Quayum
Bangladesh Academy of Family Physicians

Dr. K. Sri Ranjan
College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka

Prof. N. M. Abdal
Bangladesh College of General Practitioners (BCGP)

Chair Spice Route
Dr Sankha Randenikumara
College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka

Groups and Organizations

Latest News

South Asian Women as Leaders
May, 2023

Around the globe women are breaking barriers in a number of fields including medicine, education, science & technology, sports and leadership roles. The South Asia region is no different, today we see women participation and representation in a vast number of fields
WONCA South Asia Region: May 2023
May, 2023
WONCA South Asia Region: April 2023
April, 2023

Discover the most recent activities of our colleagues in the region
Advancing South Asian Family Medicine
February, 2023

Advancing South Asian Family Medicine towards a new paradigm: Highlighting 3 exemplars that focus on Community Participation, Partnership with Government, and closer Collaboration with Academia
Building the foundation for research, policy, and advocacy to strengthen Family Medicine in the South Asia: Notes from the Field
December, 2022

South Asia, constituting India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Afghanistan represents the most populous region in the world. Unfortunately, despite obvious need, the field of primary care and family medicine in this region is underdeveloped and at a nascent stage
Building the foundation for research, policy, and advocacy to strengthen Family Medicine in the South Asia
September, 2022

Since Nov 2021, as a part of the current leadership committee of WONCA South Asia, we have taken several concrete steps to build the foundation for primary care research in South Asia.
South Asia Statement of Solidarity on COVID-19 Pandemic
April, 2020

In the moment of a great public health crisis, something which impacts all human beings on the earth, we the family physicians of South Asia are together in solidarity with all our professional colleagues and people. We salute all healthcare workers who have stood to this call of duty. There is no greater service than the service of humanity. May we all triumph together for ourselves, our families, our people, our countries and our world.
The Spice Route Sri Lanka CPD programme
April, 2018

A CPD programme was organized by the Spice Route Movement (Movement for Young Doctors) of Sri Lanka on February 17, 2018. The evening was attended by a large gathering of enthusiastic general practitioners, both young and young at heart, who were intrigued by the topics.
MRCGP (Int) South Asia Grant for Spice Route Members.
March, 2018

MRCGP (Int) will provide a grant amount of USD 2500 per year to support young GPs of The Spice Route movement in certain educational activities.
South Asia region Montegut Scholar Report - Dr Veena Kumari
January, 2018

Dr Veena Kumari was a 2017 Montegut Scholarship winner for the WONCA South Asia Region. She has recently taken up a new job as an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine in Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Dr Kumari attended the South Asia region conference in Nepal from 24-26 November 2017 as well as The Spice Route pre conference. Here she reports on her experience.