WHO and the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) co-published Family practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: universal health coverage and quality primary care. The book was launched at the 65th session of the Regional Committee and at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan in October 2018. Directed at policy-makers, health professionals, health educators and health students, the book examines ways to improve primary health care in high-, middle- and low-income countries, and in countries experiencing emergencies. In addition to detailed country studies, there are chapters on key family practice issues, including online training for general practitioners, quality of care, health workforce and service delivery. An online version of the book was subsequently made available on World Health Day 2019 and an Arabic translation was completed in the last quarter of 2020[WS1] .
Reports
Family planning
Summary report on the Regional consultation on development of the bridge programme for capacity-building of general practitioners in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Cairo, Egypt 10–11 May 2016
Developing capacity-building of general practitioners in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Training
In collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Kuwait, the WHO Regional Office organized 3 rounds of on-site training of regional master trainers on family practice at the Yarmouk primary health care centre. Focal persons from 13 countries were trained on step-by-step implementation of family practice and developed national road maps to scale up family practice.
Summary report on the On-site training course on family practice for regional master trainers Al Yarmouk
Kuwait 15–18 November 2015
Summary report on the Second round of the onsite training course for regional master trainers on family practice Al-Yarmouk
Kuwait 24–27 April 2016
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