WONCA News

June, 2021

The telephone rang loudly, propelling me out of bed. The bedside clock glowed 01:00. What was it that Barbara said that night?

June, 2021

It has been 10 years since we last spoke. I miss the conversations during our many walks which I treasured. A lot has happened since then!

June, 2021

In 2009 Barbara Starfield was the star guest speaker at The Nordic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. After her keynote she chaired a workshop, it was by far the most popular of the parallel sessions.

June, 2021

Many of us in WONCA have Barbara Starfield stories. Most recall her humour and her passion, her advocacy for primary care and her belief in the use of evidence to prove her point.

June, 2021

It has been a decade since Professor Starfield passed away, on 10th June, 2011. Today we honour her memory and legacy with a special section full of inspiring stories, personal anecdotes and heartfelt messages from WONCA members and close colleagues

June, 2021

The WHA74 is taking place virtually from 24 May to 1 June 2021, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

June, 2021

A recent, national report on primary care in the United States of America finds that primary care is foundational to the health care system and critical to achieving health equity

June, 2021

Prof Val Wass, Chair WONCA Working Party on Education, updates on the latest open access items in Education for Primary Care.

May, 2021

The EGM was held between 11 and 16 May 2021. Necessary quorum was reached, and the resolution for the bylaws' amendments was adopted by a super-majority.

May, 2021

WONCA’s suite of accreditation and certification schemes have been developed, robustly tested, refined and implemented over a period of years.