WONCA's Lisbon Declaration

On July 6, 2014 at the closing ceremony of the WONCA Europe conference in Lisbon, the Lisbon Declaration was signed by WONCA Europe President, Prof Job F M Metsemakers (centre); President of the Portuguese Association of General Practice and Family Medicine, Prof João Sequeira Carlos (left); and Dr Peter Sloane (right), incoming President of the Vasco da Gama Movement.

In the statement the three institutions exhort all European governments to implement concrete measures to promote, defend and develop stronger and more sustainable primary care health services for all citizens, based on an inter-professional and trans-generational collaborative workforce.

  Read full statement here