WONCA and WHO News

June, 2023

WONCA President Anna Stavdal, CEO Harris Lygidakis, and Executive Member at Large and WHO Liaison, Prof Val Wass participated in a series of strategic meetings with WHO experts and representatives of other civil society organizations that have collaborative relationships with WONCA, to explore and identify potential areas of collaboration.

May, 2023

During the recent World Health Assembly 76, representatives from the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) and the World Federation of Medical Education came together. This meeting served as a platform for representatives from both organizations to explore and identify potential areas of collaboration.

May, 2023

Noncommunicable diseases, including cancer, chronic respiratory disease, mental health conditions, vision loss, and especially circulatory diseases, increase the vulnerability of populations to pandemics.

May, 2023

We welcome the development of WHO's global framework on well-being, commending the recognition that addressing the main NCD risk factors, and their root causes, is a foundation of well-being, and that health promotion is an essential public health function and Universal Health Coverage element.

May, 2023

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets will remain unmet unless urgent steps are taken to strengthen health care by focusing on primary health care (PHC) and promoting self-care.

May, 2023

This is an is an excellent opportunity for them to engage in discussions on global public health issues, collaborate with other organizations, and participate in important decisions affecting the WHO's policies and priorities.

April, 2023

Discover the suggestions proposed to be added to the Zero Draft of the Pandemic Treaty

April, 2023

We invite you to register for and attend the "Rural Pathways: Advancing Equitable Access for Health Workers in Rural and Remote Areas" session, featuring distinguished speakers Dr Özden Gökdemir, Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Environment, and Prof Bruce Chater, Chair for the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice

March, 2023

Dra María Pilar Astier-Peña, WONCA Member at large, took part in the latest edition of the monthly talk show of WHO Europe Primary Health Care Division

February, 2023

In December 2021, at a special session of the World Health Assembly (WHASS), the WHO’s Member States decided to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement, or other international instrument under the Constitution of the WHO to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (referred to as the WHO CA+).