From the CEO’s Desk
From the CEO's desk: WONCA publications
October, 2017
This month I thought it would be useful to remind members about the various WONCA publications, many of which are freely available via the WONCA website, and especially to highlight recent and forthcoming WONCA publications and some key WONCA documents.
From the CEO's desk: quiet time reflections
July, 2017
The CEO reflects on a "quiet" time of year.. conferences just held, more to come and the 2017 Annual report in final preparation. And WONCA signs an MOU with IPCRG. See what Garth Manning has to say.
From the CEOs desk: Global meetings
June, 2017
The WONCA CEO tells of the recent WHO World Health Assembly and the activities of our WONCA delegation, the Global Forum for human resources for health, the Alma Ata declaration 40 years on, and a visit to the WONCA Secretariat in Bangkok by former manager Yvonne Chung
From the CEO's desk: WONCA Executive meet
May, 2017
The CEO reports on the first full meeting for the 2016 -18 Executive, including on new Member Organizations, and looks forward to World Family Doctor Day.
From the CEO's desk: conferences and World Family Doctor Day
April, 2017
WONCA CEO, Garth Manning, reports on this year's coming WONCA conferences. It is also World Family Doctor Day on May 19 and this year a theme you may like to use is "depression". The WHO has a number of useful resources for this theme.
From the CEO's desk: more on SIGs
March, 2017
I had reported that WONCA, at its October 2016 Council, had approved the formation of several new Special Interest Groups (SIGs) – in Non-Communicable Diseases; Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine; Men’s Health; Health Equity; Genetics; Emergency Medicine; Quaternary Prevention; and Workers’ Health.
From the CEO's desk: World Family Doctor Day May 19, 2017 theme
February, 2017
Last year many of our colleagues across the globe celebrated the day by organising a variety of events and activities. We’re very happy for Member Organizations to develop their own theme for FDD, depending on local priorities, but this year we’d especially like to highlight depression.
From the CEOs desk: new special interest groups
January, 2017
WONCA is blessed with many Working Parties (WPs) and SIGs which work between world council meetings to progress specific areas of interest to WONCA and its members around the globe. This month and next I will feature some of the seven new SIGs, to give members a flavor of where their interest lies, and give details of how to join the groups for anyone who shares their interests.