The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) has announced the appointment of a new leadership team for its Working Party on Quality and Safety, reaffirming its global commitment to promoting safer, more coordinated, and person-centered primary care. The renewed Working Party will lead international initiatives aimed at improving the quality of care, advancing patient safety, and strengthening the role of family medicine within health systems worldwide.
This development reflects the growing international consensus that strong primary care is the foundation of resilient, sustainable, and equitable health systems. As populations age and chronic diseases continue to rise, investing in quality primary care has become essential to improving health outcomes, ensuring continuity of care, and making more efficient use of healthcare resources.
At Thank You, Doctor!, we welcome WONCA’s renewed commitment, which closely aligns with the mission of our global campaign. Recognizing and supporting family doctors means investing in prevention, continuity of care, long-term patient relationships, and the trust that lies at the heart of medicine.
International collaboration among scientific societies, healthcare organizations, policymakers, and medical professionals is essential to building health systems that place people—not diseases—at the center of care. Initiatives such as WONCA’s Working Party on Quality and Safety demonstrate that strengthening primary care remains a global priority and a key step toward a more human, accessible, and sustainable future for healthcare.
Thank You, Doctor! will continue to support and highlight international efforts that promote excellence in family medicine, strengthen primary care, and advance a more compassionate and person-centered model of healthcare.