CORE VALUES OF FAMILY MEDICINE: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES - Statement of the WONCA Europe Conference 2020, Berlin

The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting every aspect of society.  Obviously, it also affects healthcare provision. There are strong tendencies towards fragmentation of care. Digital technologies as a mean to tackle CoViD- 19 induced restrictions are gaining importance. Conflicting interests are i...

2020 Public

Overdiagnosis in Health Care and Overmedicalisation of the Society – 68th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe

During the 68th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, on behalf of WONCA Europe, Anna Stavdal presented the statement "Overdiagnosis in health care and overmedicalisation of the society" under the agend item "Advancing public health in the WHO European Re...

2020 Public

Planetary Health & Primary Care – 67th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe

WONCA Europe has released a joint statement on Planetary Health & Primary Care for the 67th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (Statement on session 5 (b): Improving environment and health in the context of Health 2020 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development​)....

2020 Public

Refugee Health – 67th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe

WONCA Europe has released a joint statement on Refugee Health for the 67th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (Session 5 (a): Roadmap to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on the Health 2020 policy framework). The statement was prepared in cooperation wi...

2020 Public

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization: Leaving No One Behind – 68th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe

In the 68th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, Harris Lygidakis presented the statement "Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization: leaving no one behind" on behalf of WONCA Europe. This statement was supported by: the European and World Federation of Occupa...

2020 Public

UEG and WONCA Joint Statement On: Reducing the Burden of Chronic Digestive Diseases

Chronic digestive diseases Chronic digestive diseases are long-term disorders and include, amongst others: digestive cancers, chronic liver diseases, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), coeliac disease, food allergies, gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer disease and functional gastroin...

2019 Public

WONCA Europe 2019 Bratislava Statement - REV 20190611

The Human Side of Medicine Learning what it's like to be a patient and what it's like to be a physician  As family doctors, we become intimately involved in the life of the families we provide care for. There is an element of emotion to every interaction with our patients &ndas...

2019 Public