World Organization of Family Doctors

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The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) is a global professional association that represents family physicians and general practitioners, promoting high standards in primary care and supporting family medicine worldwide.

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instanceOf international non-governmental organization ⓘ
professional association ⓘ
abbreviation WONCA ⓘ
alsoKnownAs World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians ⓘ
collaboratesWith World Health Organization ⓘ
World Health Professions Alliance ⓘ
field family medicine ⓘ
general practice ⓘ
primary health care ⓘ
focusesOn advocacy for family doctors ⓘ
education and training in family medicine ⓘ
quality improvement in primary care ⓘ
research in general practice/family medicine ⓘ
formerHeadquartersLocation London, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Singapore ⓘ
founded 1972 ⓘ
hasMemberType academic associations of general practice/family medicine ⓘ
academies of family physicians ⓘ
individual family doctors ⓘ
national colleges of general practitioners ⓘ
hasMotto Stronger together: improving health globally ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure executive committee ⓘ
regional organizations ⓘ
world council ⓘ
hasWorkingGroup WONCA Working Party on Education ⓘ
linked to: WONCA

WONCA Working Party on Mental Health ⓘ
linked to: WONCA

WONCA Working Party on Quality and Safety ⓘ
WONCA Working Party on Research ⓘ
WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice ⓘ
linked to: WONCA

WONCA Working Party on Women and Family Medicine ⓘ
headquartersLocation Bangkok, Thailand ⓘ
linked to: Bangkok
issuesPublication WONCA News ⓘ
linked to: WONCA
operatesIn global ⓘ
organizes World Conference of Family Doctors ⓘ
regional conferences on family medicine ⓘ
purpose advocate for strong primary care–based health systems ⓘ
promote high standards in primary care ⓘ
represent family physicians and general practitioners worldwide ⓘ
support development of family medicine globally ⓘ
regionServed Africa ⓘ
Asia Pacific ⓘ
linked to: Asia-Pacific

Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Iberoamericana ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
shortName WONCA ⓘ
supports development of family medicine curricula ⓘ
strengthening of primary care in low- and middle-income countries ⓘ
website https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com ⓘ

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International Classification of Primary Care → developer → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
International Classification of Primary Care → developer → WONCA International Classification Committee ⓘ
linked to: World Organization of Family Doctors
ICPC → maintainedBy → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
ICPC → standardizedBy → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
World Organization of Family Doctors → alsoKnownAs → World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians ⓘ
linked to: World Organization of Family Doctors
WONCA → fullName → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA → hasRegionalOrganization → WONCA Asia Pacific ⓘ
linked to: World Organization of Family Doctors
Iberoamericana → partOf → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
Iberoamericana → affiliation → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA Working Party on Quality and Safety → parentOrganization → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA Working Party on Women and Family Medicine → partOf → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA Working Party on Women and Family Medicine → parentOrganization → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
national colleges of family medicine → mayBeMemberOf → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA Working Party on Research → partOf → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA Working Party on Research → parentOrganization → World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) ⓘ
linked to: World Organization of Family Doctors
World Conference of Family Doctors → organizer → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
World Conference of Family Doctors → associatedOrganization → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA Europe → parentOrganization → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA Europe → affiliation → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA Europe → partOf → World Organization of Family Doctors regional structure ⓘ
linked to: World Organization of Family Doctors
WONCA North America → parentOrganization → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ
WONCA North America → affiliation → World Organization of Family Doctors ⓘ