WONCA News

October, 2022

The Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan in October 2018 endorsed a new declaration emphasizing the critical role of primary health care around the world

October, 2022

In our clinical work, Family Doctors are cautious; we don’t raise an alarm until and unless there is good reason to. Experience has honed our sense of timing

October, 2022

WONCA President, Dr Anna Stavdal, WONCA CEO, Harris Lygidakis, and Professor Val Wass, Executive Member-at-Large and WHO Liaison, led key meetings with representatives of the World Health Organization at the organisation’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland

October, 2022

WONCA joined the celebrations of World Mental Health Day 2022, an important date to re-kindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health.

October, 2022

Prof. Taghreed acknowledged the efforts of past and current presidents of WONCA world and WONCA EMR for their advocacy to family medicine

October, 2022

The 10th and 11th of November will be the culmination of an immense work that is being carried out in pursuit of installing Family and Community Medicine in Guatemala

October, 2022

The Arabian Gulf University (AGU), supported by the Bahrain Government and the Supreme Council of Health (SCH), successfully completed the two-year Clinical Masters in Family Medicine (CMFM). The programme has also been granted WONCA accreditation after meeting WONCA’s Global Standards for Postgraduate Family Medicine Education.

October, 2022

This is a space dedicated to caregivers and elderly patients, created with anonymous collaborations from the WONCA Special Interest Group on Ageing and Health. This section includes inspiring anecdotes for the simple purpose of adding value and quality to older patient’s lives.

October, 2022

The Healthy Lung Masterclass Asia (HLMA) webinar series will conclude, with its final webinar on 27 October 2022 (19:00–20:25 UTC+8) entitled “Bridging the doctor-patient gap to improve asthma care”.

October, 2022

WONCA will bring together family doctors, GPs and primary healthcare specialists from around the world so don’t miss your chance to be involved the largest global gathering of primary care professionals.