WONCA News

August, 2019

In November, the IX EURIPA Forum will take place in the beautiful city of Ponta Delgada, located in the Atlantic island of São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.

August, 2019

This month the Spice Route, Vasco da Gama, Rajakumar and Al Razi Movements for Young Doctors provide updates on activities over the past few months..

August, 2019

This month I want to report on two visits which I have undertaken recently. The first was to China, to undertake further practice accreditation visits. The second was to Sydney, for a conference planning meeting and site visit relating to WONCA World, Sydney 2022.

August, 2019

Donald Li, WONCA President writes: Earlier this year, during the World Health Assembly, WONCA agreed to lead a piece of work on the importance of the Primary Care Team to achieve Universal Health Coverage. As family doctors we recognize the importance of working with qualified professional colleagues who provide essential interface and inputs to the delivery of a comprehensive primary care system.

August, 2019

Como más preparados estemos para enfrentarnos a situaciones adversas, sean a propósito de una catástrofe natural o por una turbulencia local, más posible será que los médicos de familia nos encontremos en buena posición para ofrecer los servicios que se nos piden, y más probable será que nuestros pacientes puedan seguir teniendo acceso a estos tan necesarios servicios.

August, 2019

在较早时世界卫生大会举行的期间，WONCA倡议了以基层医疗团队实现全民健康覆盖这目标，亦承诺就此开展工作。不同的专业人员透过各类重要的层面，正参与提供基层医疗服务，作为家庭医生，我们十分明白与这些专业人员合作的重要性。

August, 2019

得到社区积极参与的风险管理及危机应变计划将有助缓解困境，确保一旦有危机出现时，专业人员能够持久应对。当危机降临，跨专业和社会团体的通力合作，可及时执行共同制定的应变措施，从以减低专业人员及社区的风险。

August, 2019

The first consultation meeting of the Primary Health Care Measurement and Improvement Initiative of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region was held in Cairo WHO EMRO regional office. It was great to see WONCA EMR being given equal billing on this initiative with WHO EMRO, UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (which is funding this initiative).

August, 2019

The 88th European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) meeting was held in Tampere, Finland from 9-12 May 2019. The topic of the meeting was "Research on Multimorbidity in Primary Care".

August, 2019

Desde Iberoamérica hemos desarrollado una herramienta para recopilar todos los materiales que producimos en torno al concepto de Prevención Cuaternaria. Inicialmente, fue desarrollada para ser utilizada en una región. Sin embargo, creemos que es una herramienta versátil y sugerimos aplicarla y utilizarla en todas las regiones de WONCA.