World Organization of Family Doctors - WONCA

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.

14/08/2026

Rural health is constantly evolving, and so is the conversation around it.

The latest Rural Miscellany, compiled by Dr John Wynn-Jones, brings together news, research, podcasts, events and reflections from rural communities around the world.

Read the latest edition:

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.

14/08/2026

Congratulations to the EYFDM - European Young Family Doctors Movement on hosting its largest pre-conference to date.

Bringing together early-career family doctors from across Europe helps build international friendships, leadership skills and stronger primary care for the future.

Read more:
https://www.woncaeurope.org/news/view/historic-gathering-in-paris-eyfdm-hosts-largest-preconference-to-date

13/08/2026

Young family doctors are helping shape the future of primary care across Africa.

AfriWon Renaissance, in collaboration with the Botswana Association of Family Physicians, invites young doctors, family medicine trainees, early-career family physicians, and primary health care colleagues to register for the AfriWon Renaissance Pre-Conference activities during WONCA Africa 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana.

Date: 9 September 2026 | 8:00am Gaborone time

Venue: College of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone

Registration fee: USD 5, payable in person ato the AfriWon registration desk.

Activities include:

🔸 Climate-Resilient Primary Health Care Design Lab

🔸 Fireside Chat with Prof Bob Mash

🔸 Keynote address by A/Prof Karen Flegg

🔸 Roundtable with past and current AfriWon leaders

🔸 Family Medicine Clinic Exchange / Facility Visit

🔸AfriWon booth, networking, visibility and merchandise activities

Please complete this short form to indicate your interest. Some activities may have limited spaces and will be confirmed by the organising team.

Register:
https://tinyurl.com/Afriwon-2026

For travel advice and visa support invitation letter please register for the main conference via: https://woncaafrica2026.org

Photo: AfriWon Preconference at the WONCA Africa Conference in Nairoibi, Kenya, 2024

12/08/2026

What can family medicine learn when we begin by listening?

The Fire That Keeps Burning (Ahi Kā) follows WONCA President Prof Viviana Martinez-Bianchi during her visit to Aotearoa New Zealand, after the WONCA World Rural Health Conference.

It is a thoughtful reflection on Indigenous knowledge, belonging, rural health and community.

Watch the film:
https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/News/Worlds_Indigenous_Peoples_Day_2026.aspx

11/08/2026

11/08/2026

A new edition of WONCA News is here.

This issue begins with a moving short film from Aotearoa New Zealand, where WONCA Prof Viviana Martinez-Bianchi spent time listening to a Māoiri elder about what family medicine can learn from rural and indigenous communities.

You’ll also find updates from across WONCA, news from our Working Parties, opportunities for family doctors, upcoming conferences, and stories from colleagues around the world.

We hope you enjoy this edition.

Read it here:
https://mailchi.mp/wonca/11-08-2026