WONCA World

WONCA is an acronym comprising the first five initials of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians.

The short name is the World Organization of Family Doctors. WONCA was established by 18 members in 1972. It currently consists of 122 member organisations in 102 countries, with a total of 500,000 family doctors. WONCA represents and acts as an advocate for its constituent members at an international level, where it interacts with world bodies such as the World Health Organization. It is comprised of seven regions: Africa, North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, South Asia, Iberoamericana-CIMF and WONCA East Mediterranean Region.

WONCA Europe

The European Regional Branch, WONCA Europe, is the academic and scientific society for general practice/family medicine in Europe. We represent 47 member organisations and more than 90,000 family doctors in Europe.

Our Mission
WONCA Europe’s mission is to improve the quality of life of people through fostering high standards of care in general practice/family medicine by:
• providing a forum for exchange of knowledge and information;
• supporting the development of the academic organisations in our discipline; and,
• working on, and advocating for, educational, research and service provision activities of family doctors.

Our Structure
We support the professional development, research, education and quality improvement of general practice/family medicine, through our networks and special interest groups.

To learn more about WONCA Europe, please visit the Society website: https://www.woncaeurope.org/
For information regarding membership please visit: https://www.woncaeurope.org/page/membership