WONCA News

September, 2022

The next Healthy Lung Masterclass Asia (HLMA) webinar, entitled “Is it time to refer to tertiary care?”, will take place on 22 September 2022, 19:00–20:25 (UTC+8).

September, 2022

September, 2022

Globally, half of all preventable harm in medical care is medication related, a quarter of which is severe or life-threatening.

September, 2022

September, 2022

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.

September, 2022

Como cada año, el 17 de septiembre se celebra el Día Mundial de la Seguridad del Paciente con el objetivo de impulsar medidas dirigidas a reducir los daños evitables derivados de la asistencia sanitaria.

September, 2022

As every year, on September 17, World Patient Safety Day is celebrated with the aim of promoting measures aimed at reducing avoidable damage derived from healthcare.

September, 2022

According to The World Health Organization at least 50% of patients do not adhere to treatment recommendations, which may lead to treatment ineffectiveness, medication side effects, lower quality of life and increased hospitalizations

August, 2022

We are delighted to announce the creation by WONCA of a new Special Interest group to focus on helping us to be more effective advocates for family medicine - in our own settings and with external stakeholders