President's Messages

July, 2018

We all need to thank each other this month – which is the start of a new financial and academic year for some, a well-earned holiday period for others, and a really really busy time for the WONCA leadership and Secretariat as we run towards the Seoul conference and the WHO meeting in Astana.

July, 2018

Todos y todas debemos darnos las gracias mutuamente este mes de agosto, el mes en el que comienza un nuevo año fiscal y, para algunos y algunas, un nuevo año académico. Agosto también es el inicio de un periodo de vacaciones muy merecidas para otros colegas, y un verdadero (muy verdadero) comienzo de periodo ajetreado por parte de los directivos de WONCA y su secretariado mientras nos acercamos al Congreso de Seúl y al encuentro de la Organización Mundial de la Salud en Astana.

June, 2018

The governance of a global network organization like WONCA is a huge and unusual challenge. Our Council meets only once every two years - many members are new, and attend Council only once in their careers. Indeed the President only chairs WONCA Council once in their tenure! Executive will account there for the financial situation, and make proposals based on predictions for what is needed to help WONCA survive and thrive.

June, 2018

​Estas últimas semanas, la WONCA ha estado bastante tranquila en términos de encuentros, mientras se va acercando el Congreso Mundial de Seúl, el próximo mes de octubre.

June, 2018

En la Organización Mundial de la Salud, experimentamos un nuevo nivel de acceso de WONCA, con la invitación que se hizo a la Presidencia de WONCA Mundial para que nos uniéramos al Grupo Asesor Internacional que está coordinando las actividades del 40 Aniversario de Alma Ata, y algunos de nuestros colegas académicos tuvieron la oportunidad de involucrarse en el desarrollo de documentos técnicos para el programa de trabajo AA40 (Alma Ata 40)

June, 2018

The WONCA President has written to Member Organizations encouraging them to take up a major opportunity in the next four months to influence the World Health Organization’s strategy for strengthening primary health care over the next 10 years. It is the fortieth Anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration, and a new Declaration is expected in October. Family medicine needs to be part of that new Declaration.

May, 2018

May was a very busy month – starting with a very enjoyable and informative trip to visit our members in the Caribbean College of Family Physicians; then the World Health Assembly in Geneva; followed by the WONCA Europe conference in Krakow; and then our WONCA World Executive in Warsaw! We celebrated World Family Doctor Day on 19 May – which gives another important opportunity to recognise your hard work and achievements!

May, 2018

I am writing this from an intense energetic conference in Nigeria, hosted by one of our member organisations - the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN). This is my first visit to West Africa during my Presidency, having managed countries in North, South and East Africa already. The other equally intense and impressive overseas experience was the IberoAmericana Cumbre and conference in Colombia.

May, 2018

Estoy escribiendo este artículo desde un intenso y enérgico Congreso en Nigeria, organizado por parte de una de nuestras organizaciones miembro – la Asociación de Médicos Generalistas Públicos y Privados de Nigeria. Esta es la primera vez que visito el oeste de África.

April, 2018

J’écris depuis la conférence du Nigeria, conférence intense et énergique présentée par l’une de nos organisations membres - Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN). Ceci est ma première visite en Afrique occidentale au cours de mon mandat.