Regional News
EMR Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases in Primary Health Care
September, 2014
WONCA EMR president, Dr Mohammed Tarawneh, and Dr Oraib Alsmadi, WONCA EMR honorary treasurer, were invited as temporary advisors to attend the WHO EMR meeting on strengthening the integration and management of noncommunicable diseases in primary health care
A virtual dialogue on the training of specialists in family medicine
August, 2014
A group of family doctors had the opportunity to participate, in a virtual dialogue on the training of specialists in Family Medicine under universal coverage “Diálogo Virtual sobre la formación de especialistas en Medicina Familiar en el marco de la Cobertura Universal de Salud”. This event was promoted by PAHO.
Ramnik and Jyoti Parekh create a scholarship for young doctors
August, 2014
Drs Ramnik and Jyoti Parekh have created a scholarship for young family medicine doctors in the South Asia region towards supporting their participation in regional exchanges, global exchange program FM360 and WONCA conferences. Find out more about Ramnik and Jyoti and the scholarship.
Primary Care Indonesia – Recent Developments in 2014
July, 2014
Dr Mora Claramita from the Department of Medical Education at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, provides her perspectives on the recent changes for primary care doctors in Indonesia.
WONCA Europe awards
July, 2014
At the recent WONCA Europe conference in Lisbon various awards were presented including the Five Star doctor award, the Montegut Scholarship and the Vasco da Gama awards.
Rural health clinic visits in Kuching, Malaysia
June, 2014
At the recent WONCA Asia Pacific region conference, visits to rural health clinics were offered by the Host Organising Committee. The WONCA Editor joined another Australian colleague and four colleagues from Japan on one of the visit programs.
WONCA Asia Pacific conference prizes.
June, 2014
At the recent WONCA Asia Pacific conference in Kuching prizes were presented for research, oral presentations and posters. Winners are announced.
South Asian Primary Care Research Network report
June, 2014
The research methodology workshop was organized by South Asian Primary Care Research Network (SAPCRN) and Department of Family Medicine University of Health Sciences Lahore on February 20-21, 2014. The theme of the conference was Promoting Primary Care Research through Family Doctors.