Region: Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

We are one of the largest regions of WONCA. We have member organisations from Australia, China (mainland), Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. We are still missing seven countries where no member organisations exist. (Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Laos, North Korea, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea).

Our region holds regional conferences each of the two years when there is no world conference. The most recent has been held in Rio, Brazil (photo taken at this meeting below)

Rajakumar Movement for Young Doctors Subcommittee on Indigenous and Minority Groups Health Issues Journal: Asia Pacific Family Medicine

Upcoming Conferences

May 15-18 2019
WONCA Asia Pacific region conference 2019
Kyoto, Japan
March 24-28 2020
WONCA Asia Pacific region conference 2020
Auckland, New Zealand

Regional President

PresidentAPR@wonca.net

Dr Meng-Chih Lee (Taiwan)

Professor Meng-Chih Lee MD, PhD, MPH, used to be the Dean of the School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan, Chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taiwan, and President of Taiwan College of Family Physicians (TCFP). He is currently the Superintendent of Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, and President of Taiwan Association of Family Medicine (TAFM) since 2014. In his new capacity as President for Asia Pacific Region, Prof Lee, coupled with Asia Pacific council members and World WONCA, aims to strengthen Rajakumar Movement, try to invite the non-member countries in Asia Pacific region to join in WONCA, and maintain good partnership with WHO Western Pacific Region. He would preach the idea of “Every Family A Family Doctor” as well.

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Other office bearers

Executive Members

President: Dr Meng-Chih Lee (Taiwan)

Vice President: Dr Gene Tsoi (Hong Kong)

Past President: Dr JungKwon Lee (South Korea)

Honorary secretary: Dr Brian Chang (Taiwan)

Honorary treasurer: Dr Mohammad Husni Jamel (Malaysia)

Members at-large: Dr Frank Jones (Australia) and Prof Zhu Shanzhu (China)

Young Doctor Movement (TRM): Dr Shin Yoshida (Japan)

Groups and Organizations

Latest News

Asia Pacific region Montegut Scholar, Dr Mya Win Hnit
January, 2018

Dr Mya Win Hnit, of Myanmar, was selected as a Montegut scholarship winner to attend 2017 WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference, which was recently held on November 1‐4 in Pattaya, Thailand. He reports on his activities and proposed actions.
Prof Tai-Yuan Chiu - WONCA Asia Pacific 5-Star Doctor
November, 2017

The 2017 Five-Star Doctor Award in the WONCA Asia Pacific Region is awarded to Prof Tai-Yuan Chiu of Taiwan. Congratulations to Prof Chiu for his great achievements in advancing family medicine and primary health care.
WONCA Asia Pacific Statements at October WHO Regional Committee
November, 2017

The Sixty-Eighth Session of the Regional Office for the WHO Western Pacific (WPRO) 68th Regional Committee was held in Brisbane, Australia 9–13 October 2017. WONCA was repesented by WONCA Executive member Dr Karen Flegg. WONCA submitted four written statements.
WONCA Asia Pacific conference 2019 in Kyoto, Japan.
July, 2017

It is a great pleasure and honor for The Japan Primary Care Association (JPCA) to be a host organization for the WONCA APR Conference 2019, which will be held in Kyoto from May 15 to 18, 2019.
Incoming Asia Pacific Region President: Prof Meng-Chih Lee
September, 2016

In his new capacity as the President for WONCA Asia Pacific Region, Prof Meng-Chih Lee, coupled with his Asia Pacific council members and World WONCA, would like to strengthen Rajakumar Movement, continue to support Taiwan Family Medicine Research Award, try to invite the non-member countries in Asia Pacific region to join in WONCA , and to maintain good partnership with WHO Western Pacific Region.
WONCA History - WONCA Asia Pacific returns to Taipei
March, 2015

From March 4-8, 2015 WONCA Asia Pacific region held their conference in Taipei, Taiwan. WONCA Asia Pacific region has met before in Taipei -16 years ago
Asia Pacific research conference 2015
March, 2015

The fifth Asia Pacific research conference is coming to Malaysia this year, in December.
Rajakumar movement for young doctors- photos from Taiwan
March, 2015

The WONCA Asia Pacific movement for young doctors, The Rajakumar Movement, recently met at the WONCA Asia Pacific conference in Taipei, Taiwan. See photos.
Latest from WONCA 2015 Asia Pacific region conference
January, 2015

Please find the 7th E-news of the WONCA 2015 Asia Pacific Regional Conference coming to Taiwan in early March.
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.

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Activities

The Asia Pacific region council met in May 2014 in Kuching, Malaysia

Prague, July 2013

Jeju, on May 23, 2012

Cancun, May 2010

Publications

Jeju Declaration 2012

Prof John Murtagh delivers the Wes Fabb oration February 2011 (Murtagh J. Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2011, 10:9)

Resources

Reports from member organizations to the WONCA Asia Pacific region council meeting, in May 2012.

Australia (RACGP)
Fiji (FCGP)
Malaysia