Feature Stories

July, 2014

In his keynote speech at the recent WONCA Europe conference in Lisbon, Prof Michael Kidd, WONCA President, announced a joint statment on workers health

July, 2014

On July 6, 2014 at the closing ceremony of the WONCA Europe conference in Lisbon, the Lisbon Declaration was signed by WONCA Europe President, Prof Job F M Metsemakers; President of the Portuguese Association of General Practice and Family Medicine, Prof João Sequeira Carlos; and Dr Peter Sloane, incoming President of the Vasco da Gama Movement.

June, 2014

World Family Doctor day has generated a lot of interest from around the globe. More reports have been received from Bangladesh, the Caribbean, Lebanon and Turkey

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.

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

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

March, 2014

Working Together Across Borders to Curb the Development of Antibiotic Resistance

February, 2014

Amanda Howe's perspective on the recent VDGM forum where she delivered the keynote speech "We are not one - how health inequalities in Europe afflict healthcare, patients and healthcare professionals".

January, 2014

The recent WONCA Executive meeting in London marked the end of many years of service to WONCA by Prof Richard Roberts. Rich began his service on Executive in 2004 ..

January, 2014

At the recent WHO executive board (EB) meeting in Geneva, WONCA was represented by President Michael Kidd, President Elect, Amanda Howe, and WONCA -WHO Liaison, Lusia Pettigrew. They added WONCA's name to a statement being made to the WHO EB - on family violence.