Promoting South Asian primary care research and projecting family medicine practitioner-scholars: A matter of critical importance.

South Asia, constituting India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan represents the most populous region in the world burdened with significant multilevel poverty. Primary care is well-documented to reduce the burden of diseases (both chronic and acute) and associated morbidity and mortality; be cost-effective and improve health outcomes and health equity for both individuals and populations. .

Breast cancer knowledge among health professionals: A pre-post-knowledge-based intervention study.

Introduction: Breast-cancer-related morbidity and mortality can be reduced by following worldwide-accepted screening guidelines and by appropriate education and training of health professionals on risk identification and screening. The study aimed to determine the significance of educational sessions in improving health professionals' knowledge about breast cancer, particularly screening modalities that can benefit the patients.

Method And Materials: An interventional study was conducted among 260 health professionals, including medical students, nurses, and allied health professionals.

A Statement of Solidarity on COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 by the South Asian Family Physicians.

The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) is a not-for-profit organization and was founded in 1972 by member organizations in 18 countries. WONCA now has 118 Member Organizations in 131 countries and territories with a membership of about 500,000 family doctors and more than 90 percent of the world's population. WONCA has seven regions, each of which has its own regional Council and run their own regional activities including conferences.