WONCA and WHO News

June, 2021

The WHA74 is taking place virtually from 24 May to 1 June 2021, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

April, 2021

Under the theme «Building a fairer and healthier world», this year's campaign tackles current inequities in healthcare conditions, highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

March, 2021

Dr Hina Jawaid participated, on behalf of WONCA, in a series of dialogues organised by the WHO Department of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD), which were carried out virtually on 23 and 24 February 2021

February, 2021

WONCA participated in the 148th session of the Executive Board of the WHO with statements that addressed important items of the agenda such as Global Action on Patient Safety, Public Health Emergencies: Preparedness and Response and Mental Health Preparedness and Response for the COVID-19 Pandemic.

February, 2021

The WHO officially launched the Year of the Health and Care Workers campaign, under the slogan Protect. Invest. Together.

December, 2020

2020年快将结束，我们比以往任何时刻更感受到全面及持续的基层医疗系统的重要性。随着去年全球倾力对抗前所未知的冠状病毒，各国在履行2018年《阿斯塔纳宣言》承诺时似乎欠缺了一些动力。

November, 2020

Dr Anna Stavdal, WONCA President-elect, recently represented family medicine at the WHO Pan-European Commission which aims to position health at the top of the political agenda within the Sustainable Development Goals, and to strengthen the resilience of health and social care systems in the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region.

September, 2020

WHO is organising a series of three webinars on mental health and psychosocial support for health workers

August, 2020

World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) 2020 will be observed across the world on 17 September. WHO will be launching a global campaign for World Patient Safety Day 2020 to emphasize the importance of health worker safety as a priority for patient safety.

August, 2020

The following is a short version of this report to be published in the 2020 WONCA Annual report. WHO liaison person, Viviana Martinez-Bianchi writes: