New Chairs of WONCA WPs and SIGs (2025–2027)

October 2025 Organisational news and Governance Working Party News

October, 2025

Photo: Members of the WONCA Working Party on Women and Family Medicine in Lisbon

WONCA’s Working Parties, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and Young Doctors’ Movements are the heart and soul of our organisation. These groups bring together hundreds of family doctors worldwide who collaborate across regions to advance key areas of family medicine. Through webinars, research, publications, and educational initiatives, they strengthen the global primary care community and expand opportunities for professional growth.

Becoming a member of a Working Party or SIG is one of the best ways to get involved with WONCA, connect with peers, and contribute to the development of family medicine globally. Membership of these groups is free and open to all interested family doctors and other health professionals.

At the meeting in Lisbon in September, the new chairs for the upcoming biennial (2025 - 2027) were confirmed by the WONCA Council.

Photo: Members of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice in Lisbon

Working Parties

Working Parties	Chair(s)	Email
Education	Nagwa Nashat	[email protected]
Planetary Health	Sankha Randenikumara	[email protected]
Ethics and Professionalism	Andrew Papanikitas	[email protected]
eHealth	Ana Luisa Neves	[email protected]
Mental Health	Christos Lionis (interim)	[email protected]
Quality and Safety	Oana Bulilete	[email protected]
Research	Jose Maria Valderas	[email protected]
Rural Practice	Pratyush Kumar	[email protected]
Women and Family Medicine	Hina Jawaid	[email protected]

Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Groups	Chair(s)	Email
Adolescent and Young Adult Care	Muna Chowdhury	[email protected]
Ageing and Health	Leon Geffen	[email protected]
Cancer and Palliative Care	Atreya Shrikant	[email protected]
Complexities in Health	Joachim Sturmberg	[email protected]
Dermatology	Anneliese Willems / Cheryl Yuen Ching Chan	[email protected]
Emergency Medicine	Nisanth Menon Nedungalaparambil	[email protected]
Emerging Practice Models for Family Medicine	Lu Yanwen	[email protected]
Family Violence	Jennifer Neil / Fadzilah Hanum Mohd Mydin	[email protected]
Point of Care Testing	Jan Verbakel	[email protected]
Integrative Medicine	Dimitrios Alepidis	[email protected]
Health Equity	Adnaan Edun	[email protected]
Non-Communicable Diseases	Mona Osman	[email protected]
Policy Advocacy	Mariano Granero / Sankha Randenikumara	[email protected]