Medication without harm – A WHO meeting
March, 2019
Dr Ruth Wilson of Canada, reports on the WHO consultative meeting “Implementing WHO’s Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication without harm. Country guidance.” The meeting took place from November 22 – 23, 2018, in Geneva.
WONCA Europe Bratislava- March news
March, 2019
Dr Michaela Macháčová, president of the 24th WONCA Europe Conference 2019, writes about the conference coming to Bratislava, Slovakia from June 26 - 29, 2019.
A mon sens : Déclaration concernant la santé planétaire
March, 2019
Le professeur Sir Andy Haines s’exprime sur la « Déclaration encourageant les médecins de famille du monde à agir sur la santé planétaire » -résultat du groupe de travail de WONCA sur l’environnement et du groupe de travail de l’alliance de cliniciens pour la santé planétaire
Desde mi punto de vista: Declaración acerca de la Salud Planetaria
February, 2019
El Profesor Sir Andy Haines escribe acerca de la “Declaración llamando a los médicos de familia para actuar sobre la salud planetaria” – un resultado del Grupo de Trabajo de la WONCA en Medio Ambiente y los Médicos en Salud de la Alianza Planetaria para el Grupo de Trabajo en Salud Planetaria.
From the President: Building our influence
February, 2019
After the WHO Executive Board, in January, and the signing of our landmark MOU with WHO, we are now into the process of discussing and agreeing with our WHO colleagues what we can usefully work on together, to further the primary care and family medicine agenda. The MOU acknowledges the key role played by family doctors globally in the delivery of primary health care.
In my View : Declaration on Planetary Health
February, 2019
Prof Sir Andy Haines writes about the "Declaration calling for the family doctors of the world to act on planetary health" - a result of the WONCA Working Party on the Environment and the Planetary Health Alliance Clinicians for Planetary Health Working Grou
Free access article from Felicity Goodyear-Smith in 'Education for Primary Care'
February, 2019
Prof Val Wass OBE, Chair WONCA Working Party on Education writes: The editorial “If a clod bee washed away by the Sea……” (John Donne) argues the importance of collaborating globally to move education research forward. The affiliation with WONCA is at the heart of this. This month's free access article is from Felicity Goodyear-Smith in 'Education for Primary Care'.