Regional News

July, 2021

WONCA Africa President, Professor Shabir Moosa, writes these editorials to share a basic understanding of WONCA Africa, some plans and achievements, and the growing relationship with World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO).

May, 2021

WONCA welcomes Prof Dr Shlomo Vinker as a new member of the Executive Committee. Dr Vinker will serve as President of WONCA Europe, succeeding Prof. Dr Mehmet Ungan.

May, 2021

The Ibero-American Confederation of Family Medicine (WONCA Iberoamericana-CIMF) expresses its support to the Colombian Society of Family Medicine (SOCMEF) in defending the right to health and its claims in favour of a better health system.

March, 2021

WONCA welcomes a new member to the Executive Committee, Prof Taghreed Mohamed Farahat (Egypt), as Regional President of WONCA East Mediterranean 2021

February, 2021

The Ibero-American Confederation of Family Medicine (WONCA - CIMF) issued a statement on behalf of the multiple national associations of Family Medicine that constitute it, about the current situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

September, 2020

On Monday Sept 7, 2020, a training resource on “Primary health care practice in the context of COVID-19” was launched.

September, 2020

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), in collaboration with the WONCA East Mediterranean Region (EMR) and the WONCA Working Party on Education conducted a survey of the medical schools in the EMR region.

August, 2020

Please join us for the Virtual AfroPHC Workshop to be held 4-7pm over three days 9th-11th September 2020. The theme is “Building Teamwork for PHC in Africa”. It is intended to be a truly interactive African experience that is free and open to anyone interested in building PHC in Africa. Please see more details and register for the AfroPHC Virtual Workshop.

June, 2020

The WONCA and WHO joint book on family practice is available now on the following WHO website and the Arabic version will be published in late August: Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region- Universal Health Coverage and Quality Primary Care.

May, 2020

Prof Meng-Chih Lee, President, WONCA APR and Dr Brian Chang, Honorary Secretary, WONCA APR gathered other APR leaders in Singapore December 4-6, 2019. Reducing premature death due to non-communicable disease and addressing unnecessary suffering from pain require commitment, creativity and community.