Newsletter: March 2017
President's Messages
From the President: March 2017
I attended the Executive Board of WHO in late January with Dr Manning. Much of the Assembly was preoccupied with the election of the next Secretary General, which will occur in May 2017. There were several items on the agenda where we gave statements on behalf of WONCA - on workforce, and also migrant health.
De la Presidenta – Marzo 2017
A finales de enero fui al Consejo Ejecutivo de la Organización Mundial de la Salud con el Doctor Manning. Buena parte de la Asamblea estaba preocupada acerca de la elección del nuevo Secretario General, que tendrá lugar en mayo de 2017. De todos modos, hubo diversos elementos en la agenda en la que pusimos puntos en común en nombre de WONCA – también en el ámbito personal – tanto en lo referente al personal sanitario como a los inmigrantes sanitarios, puesto que para ambos de ellos ya disponemos de una política disponible.
Du Président mars 2017
J’ai assisté au Conseil d’administration de l’OMS (Organisation mondiale de la Santé) fin janvier en compagnie de Dr Manning. La préoccupation principale de l’Assemblée concernait l’élection du prochain Secrétaire Général qui aura lieu en mai 2017. Plusieurs autres points à l’ordre du jour nous ont permis de faire des déclarations au nom de WONCA –sur le personnel et sur la santé des migrants, sujets pour lesquels nous avons déjà établi des politiques.
From the CEO's Desk
From the CEO's desk: more on SIGs
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
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.
Conference News and Reports
Montegut Scholarships -Africa and Iberoamericana regions
The time has come to seek applications from doctors from these two regions for Montegut scholarships, allowing one doctor from each region to attend regional conferences in August. This year there will be two awards for the Africa region and one for the Iberoamericana region.
WONCA Rural Cairns early bird ending soon
WONCA Rural comes to Cairns at the end of April - please help support bursaries and don't forget, early bird registration ends soon. More on the program, and the post conference study tour to New Zealand.
In my view
Policy Bite from the UK: the needs of patients with multimorbidity
This month’s Policy Bite is another ‘external invite’, this time by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in the United Kingdom. The document deals with multimorbidity and our role as family doctors in caring for patients with multimorbidity. It is a 20 page monograph written by Maureen Baker and Holly Jeffers and is endorsed by the RCGP Council.
Working Parties News
Rural round up: The World of Rural Health
John Wynn-Jones, Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice speaks of his hopes for the 14th WONCA Rural health conference coming up in Cairns at the end of April.
Member Organization News
News from EACH - now international.
From Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten, President of EACH: International Association of Communication in Healthcare (EACH) an Organization in Collaborative relations with WONCA.
Announcements and Updates
WONCA Global Jobs Board
WONCA CEO, Garth Manning, has written a letter to member organisations informing them of an exciting development of a new global jobs board on the WONCA website.
Montegut Scholarships -Africa and Iberoamericana regions
The time has come to seek applications from doctors from these two regions for Montegut scholarships, allowing one doctor from each region to attend regional conferences in August. This year there will be two awards for the Africa region and one for the Iberoamericana region.
The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies
In mid 2014 The Lancet commissioned a group of 21 independent experts in a variety of disciplines to generate a report on Essential Medicines Policies to be published in late 2016. Dr Lembit Rägo, Secretary-General, CIOMS shares the report.