Working Party News

December, 2018

Alice McGushin (UK) of the WONCA Working Party on the Environment writes on recent activities and events on climate change and health: the launch of the 2018 report for the “Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change” and COP24 - the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Katowice.

December, 2018

Dr Gobith Ratnasingam, a young family doctor and council member of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice presents a report of a model for primary care which is being implemented in a rural part of Sri Lanka called “Community-Oriented Primary Care”.

December, 2018

Prof Chris Dowrick, Chair of WONCA Working Party on Mental Health writes: it has been an eventful and highly productive year for our working party. Congratulations to three members of our working party who have achieved important awards: Sonia Roache-Barker (Trinidad & Tobago), Gabby Ivbijaro (UK), Shimnaz Nazeer (Qatar) ​

November, 2018

Alan Abelsohn, past chair of WONCA Working Party on the Environment (WPEnv) reports: Alice McGushin (Vice Chair WPEnv) and I attended the first WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, in Geneva, on 30 October-1 November 2018. ​

November, 2018

Prof Val Wass​ OBE, Chair WONCA Working Party on Education, on this month's free access article and her own editorial.

September, 2018

John Wynn-Jones writes : Our 15th World Rural Health Conference last April in Delhi seems such a long way now as we find ourselves preparing for another WONCA Conference, the 22nd WONCA World Conference which will be held in Seoul from October 17 to 21. Included are a list of rural themed presentations and workshops in Seoul.

September, 2018

Prof Val Wass updates us on the activities of the Working Party on Education including the challenges for the group, the preconference in Seoul and the latest open access article of interest from "Education for Primary Care"

September, 2018

The World Federation for Mental Health is focusing the 2018 WMHDAY campaign on Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. Please join us with your activities on World Mental health Day ​

August, 2018

This has been another busy year for the WONCA Working Party on Rural practice. John Wynn-Jones reports on conferences including the 15th WONCA World rural health conference held in India; as well as policies and statements, the rural seeds movement, special initiatives, networking and communication as well as future thinking.

August, 2018

Dr Tane A Taylor, Chair, WP on Indigenous & Minority Groups Health Issues (WWPI&MGHI) chair reports: The activities outlined in this plan have been bubbling along, but can and should be enhanced.