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About Wonca
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Wonca World1
– World Organization of Family Doctors
Wonca – or World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and
Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians –
is the world organization of general practitioners/family
physicians – its short name is «World Organization of Family
Doctors».
Wonca is made up of national professional and academic
organizations of general practitioners/family doctors from more
than 100 countries worldwide as well as of individual members. The
family doctors attached to Wonca’s member organizations provide
care to 80% of the world’s population.
Wonca’s mission is:
• to improve the quality of life of the
world population by promoting high standards in family medicine
• to support the development of academic
organizations of family medicine
• to provide a forum for exchange between
member organizations
• to represent the educational, research and
service provision activities of family doctors before other
forums.
Wonca World maintains close collaboration with the WHO, e.g. in
the areas of tobacco cessation, obesity and mental health.
Wonca Europe2
– the European Society of General Practice/Family Medicine
Wonca Europe is one of the 6 sub-organizations of Wonca World (the
World Organization of Family Doctors) and includes all European
countries.
Wonca Europe networks are
• Education: EURACT3
• Quality improvement: EquiP4
• Research: EGPRN5
These networks handle all important family-medicine-related issues
in Europe. In cooperation with delegates from all member
countries, they work on key consensus documents for family
medicine. These can then be used by the national GP organizations,
following adjustment to their individual health systems.
Wonca Europe carries out an annual European conference to promote
networking between GPs with an interest in research, education and
quality improvement.
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Links
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www.globalfamilydoctors.com
2
www.woncaeurope.org
3
www.euract.org
4
www.equip.ch
5
www.egprn.org
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