WONCA News

March, 2015

The Vasco da Gama Movement is delighted to announce Per Kallestrup as the inaugural recipient of the "Being Young Staying Young" award. Per Kallestrup has been an inspirational figure to many within VdGM, being responsible for the establishment of the VdGM Hippokrates Exchange Programme. Per is also a WONCA Featured doctor this month.

March, 2015

The Caribbean College of Family Physicians hosted its 6th Triennial Pan-Caribbean Family Medicine Conference from February 6 – 8, 2015 in Jamaica, under the theme – “Family Physicians: Integrating Mental Health Care in Family Practice”. President Elect of WONCA, Professor Amanda Howe was present at the conference via a live teleconferencing link.

March, 2015

Os escribo para compartir con vosotros lo que podría ser necesario incluir en términos de estrategia en una 'hoja de ruta' que fortaleciera la medicina de familia en vuestro propio país, y también para compartir con vosotros las cosas que mi propia organización miembro de WONCA hizo para tratar de asegurar este alto nivel de influencia.

February, 2015

I am writing to share with you what a ‘roadmap’ to strengthen family medicine in your own country might need to include in terms of strategy: and also to share with you the things my own WONCA member organisation, did to try to secure this high level intervention.

February, 2015

In February I attended the WONCA South Asia Regional Conference held in Dhaka in Bangladesh. This was an opportunity to join with family medicine colleagues from across South Asia to discuss challenges and opportunities and share stories of success.

February, 2015

En febrero asistí a la Conferencia Regional de la Región WONCA del Sur de Asia, celebrada en Dhaka, en Bangladesh. Fue una oportunidad para unirnos con los colegas de medicina de familia de todo el sur de Asia y discutir los retos y oportunidades, así como compartir casos de éxito.

February, 2015

In this month’s WONCA News I want to report back on the Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) which is held each year in Bangkok. I also want to highlight World Family Doctor Day which, as ever, will be celebrated on 19th May.

February, 2015

A new WONCA Special Interest Group on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) was approved by the WONCA Executive in July 2013 and serves as a focus for the development of NCDs issues for Wonca worldwide.

February, 2015

WONCA Europe is coming to Istanbul from October 22-25, 2015. Submit your abstract by March 23, 2015 for consideration.

February, 2015

The Philippine Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP) has announced its new officers for 2015-16.