Newsletter: February 2023

It can be an eye opener to work with professionals from other disciplines. Striving to communicate how we perceive our field, our awareness of what matters to us deepens. And, what a surprise – and a gift – it can be to discover how we’re perceived

The goal of this initiative is to improve the quality of care for patients suffering from major depressive disorders in Africa-Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America

The statement will be presented at the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on universal health coverage, emphasizing the role of primary health care in achieving equitable access to quality health services for all.

Professor Christopher Dowrick, a former chair of the WONCA Working Party on Mental Health, represented WONCA at the World Health Organization's conference on pre-service education for mental health in Geneva, Switzerland on December 15th and 16th.

As the Host Organising Committee Chair of the WONCA World conference coming to Sydney from October 26 – 29, 2023, Dr Karen Price invites you to celebrate the wonder of Family and Community Medicine.

WONCA become a partner of PMNCH- the world’s largest alliance of > 1,300 partner organisations across 192 countries working in partnership to ensure the universal health and well-being for all women, children and adolescents globally.

Every year on the 8th of March, International women's day is celebrated to uplift, encourage, and influence women across the globe to rise and be the best versions of themselves within every field including social, political, cultural, economic and scientific activities.

Planetary Health challenges are rising and primary healthcare professionals should be prepared for dealing with it. In February 2023, the article “An international planetary health for primary care massive open online course” was published by Floss et al. at Lancet Planetary Health and analyzed the MOOC Planetary Health for Primary Care created by WONCA Environment and Telessaúde-RS.

Professor Christopher Dowrick, a former chair of the WONCA Working Party on Mental Health, represented WONCA at the World Health Organization's conference on pre-service education for mental health in Geneva, Switzerland on December 15th and 16th.

Our theme of learning from experiences of others will continue in this webinar. Prof Shabir Moosa, WONCA Africa Past President, will share his experience with advocacy at local, provincial, national, and African levels.

“The Role of African Health Care Students and young professionals in pandemic preparedness and response”, was the mail theme of the Rural Family Medicine Café Abuja Edition.

Advancing South Asian Family Medicine towards a new paradigm: Highlighting 3 exemplars that focus on Community Participation, Partnership with Government, and closer Collaboration with Academia

Join this in-person event on 16 - 19 March in Dubai

We deeply regret the loss of human lives in the context of social mobilizations in various regions of Peru since December 2022 and express our concern about the violence increase. We offer our heartfelt condolences to the communities and families of the deceased.

Join this in-person event on 16 - 19 March in Dubai

EUROPREV e-learning aims to debate interesting topics related to preventive medicine from a very practical perspective.

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The International Hospital Federation, WONCA Member in collaborative relations, is seeking projects and programmes that showcase innovations, models, and examples of healthcare leadership