World Organization of Family Doctors - WONCA

23/08/2026

Today: the AfriWON Research Group monthly meeting on infertility in primary care, with Dr Ozoemena Ibeziako.

All welcome.

🕔 17:00 UTC | 6pm WAT | 7pm CAT | 8pm EAT

🔗 Register: https://eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/igiqgK6QSS6MpZj9EJZtNA

21/08/2026

Every WONCA conference is an opportunity to learn from colleagues facing different healthcare challenges, while discovering how much we have in common.

From 26 - 28 November, the WONCA EMR (East Mediterranean Region) Conference brings our community to Cairo for three days of scientific exchange, practical learning and new professional connections.

Whether your interests are chronic disease management, mental health, digital health, medical education or health policy, there will be opportunities to learn and contribute.

Hosted by Egyptian Family Medicine Association.

Find out more:
https://woncaemr2026.org/

20/08/2026

The University of Toronto's Department of Family and Community Medicine is inviting members of the WONCA community to take part in its annual leadership programme for women in family medicine, Advancing Women's Excellence in Family Medicine (AWE-FM).

Women increasingly make up the majority of the family medicine workforce worldwide, yet leadership development aimed specifically at junior women family physicians remains limited. AWE-FM is designed to help women emerging into leadership roles build the skills to advance the discipline, while working together on the challenges they share as emerging leaders.

Read more:
https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/News/AdvancingWomensExcellenceinFamilyMedicine1.aspx

19/08/2026

The SPACE Project has published its State of the Art Report, a key milestone in the Erasmus+ Social Prescribing and Civic Engagement project.

The report brings together desk research, a scoping literature review, country reports, survey findings, focus groups and interviews. It includes responses from more than 500 health and social care practitioners, nine focus groups involving 88 participants, and surveys with 25 people across Malta, Greece, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom.

For family doctors, the report is especially relevant because social prescribing is closely linked to the wider determinants of health. It describes social prescribing as a way to refer people with social, emotional or practical needs to non-clinical support in the community, including exercise classes, arts and music activities, gardening, support groups and volunteering.

Read the report:
https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/News/SPACEProjectStateoftheArtReport.aspx

18/08/2026

What changes would make the biggest difference for women physicians?

In a discussion led by Dr Sarah Rashid and Dr Hina Jawaid, family doctors across South Asia identified practical priorities including parental leave, safe working environments, flexible training pathways, fair pay and leadership opportunities.

Read more:

WONCA is the World Organization of Family Doctors, with 118 Member Organizations representing over 500,000 family doctors in over 130 countries and territories around the world, and working in partnership with the World Health Organisation.

18/08/2026

What will primary care research look like over the next decade?

The latest title in the WONCA Family Medicine book series explores new research methods, digital health, artificial intelligence and future directions for primary care research.

WONCA Direct Members enjoy a 20% discount on all titles in the WONCA Family Medicine book series.

Learn more:
https://www.routledge.com/Future-Perspectives-in-Primary-Care-Research/Akman-Mash-Goodyear-Smith/p/book/9781041098508

17/08/2026

Becoming a WONCA Direct Member is one way to stay connected with the global family medicine community.

Members receive reduced conference registration fees, discounts on WONCA publications, and opportunities to engage with colleagues across the world.

Join today:
https://membership.globalfamilydoctor.com/page/MembershipTiers

16/08/2026

Dr Ozoemena Ibeziako is a Principal Specialist Family Physician in Gauteng and South African Country Lead of the WONCA Africa Region Women Working Party.

With a special interest in restorative reproductive health and accreditations in Fertility Education and Medical Management and the Billings Ovulation Method, she brings a rich perspective to this session on infertility in primary care.

🕔 17:00-18:00 UTC | 6-7pm WAT | 7-8pm CAT | 8-9pm EAT
🔗 Register: https://eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/igiqgK6QSS6MpZj9EJZtNA

15/08/2026

Every two years, the WONCA World Conference brings together family doctors from every region of the world.

In 2027, we meet in Cape Town, South Africa.

It will be the first WONCA World Conference held in Africa in 25 years, offering an opportunity to learn together, build new partnerships and celebrate our global family medicine community.

Follow WONCA World Conference 2027 for regular updates.

Read the welcome:
https://www.woncaworld2027.org/about/welcome-messages

14/08/2026

At the WONCA World Conference in Lisbon, we asked family doctors how many we many patients they see in a day?

Comment below with your country 👇

Join us in Cape Town for our next global meet up!

Follow WONCA World Conference 2027 for updates.