Feature Stories

July, 2013

Did you enjoy listening to Michael Kidd, Amanda Howe, Igor Svab or Karen Kinder in Prague? They have made their presentations available.

July, 2013

En la reciente reunión del Consejo Mundial de WONCA en Praga, Hernán Montenegro, MD, MPH, Asesor de Sistemas de Salud de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, Ginebra, se dirigió el Consejo Mundial de la WONCA en relación al trabajo en el contexto internacional con la OMS, entre otras cuestiones.

July, 2013

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 20th WONCA world conference in Prague, Dr Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, said how happy she was to be in Prague speaking to thousands of family doctors.

July, 2013

WONCA World Council met from 22-24 June and finalised the new executive of WONCA for the 2013-2016 triennium.

July, 2013

At the recent WONCA World Council meeting in Prague, Hernan Montenegro MD, Health Systems Adviser at the WHO, made a presentation which by popular request is available for download.

June, 2013

WONCA's new President, Professor Michael Kidd, was interviewed by the Prague HOC for the conference newsletter. Find out more about him.

June, 2013

The WONCA Guidebook: "The Contribution of Family Medicine to Improving Health Systems: A guidebook from the World Organization of Family Doctors, Second Edition" was launched yesterday by Dr Margaret Chan.

June, 2013

EGPRN recently met in Kusadasi, Turkey with workshops and speakers addressing the theme "RIsky Behaviours". They also elected their new Executive.

June, 2013

With the WONCA World conference being held in Prague later in June 2013, this month we feature the Host Organising Committee Chair, A/Prof Bohumil Seifert MD PhD

May, 2013

A letter from Professor Amanda Barnard, Chair of the WONCA Working Party for Women and Family Medicine seeking your help to support women family doctors in need to attend the coming World Conference in Prague.