WONCA News

April, 2014

A report by WONCA Iberoamericana president, Dr Inez Padula, on the the V Iberoamerican Summit of Family Medicine held in Quito, Ecuador and the resultant "Carta de Quito" - Quito Declaration.

April, 2014

Well known Swiss family doctor, Dr Bruno Kissling is this month's featured doctor. His work as a family doctor was recently filmed in one of three documentaries made by Dr Sylviane Gindrat about the working life of six Swiss family doctors - "At the Doctor's Side"

April, 2014

Amanda Howe has recently been in South America - the debates between us, the formulation of policy statements based on the meetings, and the experiences and concerns of younger doctors frequently centred on questions about how we define our discipline, and ensure its unique characteristics are recognised by others.

April, 2014

John Wynn- Jones reports on the 12th World Rural Health Conference, held recently in Gramado, Brazil

April, 2014

WONCA has been informed that a recently published handbook, “Mental Health Care in Settings Where Mental Health Resources are Limited” by Pamela Smith MD, is able to be made available to family doctors electronically.

April, 2014

This year we want to encourage even more organizations to celebrate in appropriate style on 19th May. We would love Member Organisations to tell us in advance of their plans – so that we can promote at least some in WONCA News

April, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice Award for Outstanding Service to Rural Practice presented to Dr Bruce Chater, of Queensland, Australia, at the WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Gramado, Brazil, April 2014

April, 2014

Existe un amplio apoyo internacional para el establecimiento de una cobertura universal de salud, con frecuentes referencias a la función esencial de la atención primaria de salud y con el fin de lograr este objetivo. Sin embargo, ¿qué significa realmente la atención primaria de salud? ¿Es lo mismo que la atención primaria? ¿Dónde encaja la medicina de familia?

April, 2014

The WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice launches its "Rural Medical Education Guidebook" in Gramado, Brazil on Saturday April 5.

April, 2014

World Health day is coming up on April 7. The theme is 'small bite : big threat' This is also the first day of World Health Worker week.