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WONCA

Wonca is the World Organisation of Family Doctors, which has a specific Working Party on Rural Practice. This Working Party holds an annual conference on rural health and has produced a number of policy documents regarding rural health, which are listed below. For more information about Wonca, go to http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com.

Visit the homepage for the Wonca Working Party on Rural Practice. This also describes some of the task groups of the working party including one on Women in Rural Practice.

7th WONCA Rural Health Conference 2006
Transforming Rural Practice Through Education
September 8-15, 2006
Seattle, WA, USA

www.ruralwonca2006.org
www.ruralwonca2006.com
www.ruralwonca2006.net

WONCA Rural Conference
September 8-10, 2006
University of Washington campus
Clinical Conference
September 11-13, 2006
34th Annual Advances in Family Practice and Primary Care
University of Washington campus
Post Conference
September 13-15, 2006
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge - Anchorage, Alaska


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Abstracts from the 2002 conference are available at www.ruralhealth2002.net

Summary report by South African delegates to the 5th World Rural Health Conference in Melbourne [word doc]

A Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health Care Professionals: THE MELBOURNE MANIFESTO
Adopted at 5th Wonca World Rural Health Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 3 May 2002

Policy on Rural Practice and Rural Health
2000

Emerging Issues and Initiatives: AN ACTION FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS AND THE WONCA WORKING PARTY ON RURAL PRACTICE
3rd World Rural Congress on Rural Health, Kuching Malaysia 1999

The Health of Indigenous Peoples: THE KUCHING STATEMENT
Adopted at 3rd World Rural Health Congress, Kuching Malaysia 1999

Health for all Rural People: THE DURBAN DECLARATION
Adopted at 2nd World Rural Health Congress, Durban South Africa 1997

POLICY ON USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE RURAL HEALTH CARE
Endorsed by WONCA World Council Meeting on 12 June 1996

POLICY ON TRAINING FOR RURAL PRACTICE
Endorsed by WONCA World Council Meeting on 9 June, 1995

   
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