Region: South Asia

South Asia

The WONCA South Asia region is a comparatively new region in WONCA. Our member organizations come from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with some countries having more than one member. In December 2010, we held our first regional conference in Mumbai, India which proved a huge success.

Upcoming Conferences

November 22-24 2019
South Asia region conference 2019
Lahore, Pakistan

Regional President

PresidentSAR@wonca.net

Prof Kanu Bala (Bangladesh)

Prof Kanu Bala, MBBS, PhD (DU), PhD (USTC), FRCP (Dublin), FRCP (Edinburgh) is the Professor of Family Medicine of the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC). He is the Medical Director of the Bangladesh Institute of Family Medicine and Research (BIFMR). He is a Visiting Professor of Medicine of the Peoples’ University of Bangladesh.

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Other office bearers

Past Presidents/VP
Dr. Md. Nurul Islam-Bangladesh
Former WONCA MESAR Vice President

Dr. S. K. Gupta-Nepal
Former WONCA SAR Vice President

Dr. Preethi Wijegoonewardene-Sri Lanka
Former WONCA SAR President

Dr. Pratap Narayan Prasad-Nepal
Former WONCA SAR President

Official Observers
WONCA Associate Member
Dr. Tariq Aziz-Pakistan
Pakistan Society of Family Physicians, Lahore [PSFPL]

Academic Member
Dr. Hafizur Rahman-Bangladesh
Bangladesh Institute of Family Medicine & Research [BIFMR]

Young Doctors Movement
Dr. Bhavna Matta-India
Spice Route Movement [SRM]

Web Editor
M. H. Mohsin-Bangladesh
CEO of the BIFMR, University of Science & Technology

See list and photos of South Asia region council

Executive Members

President
Prof Kanu Bala-Bangladesh
Bangladesh Academy of Family Physicians [BAFP]

President-elect
Dr. Raman Kumar-India
Indian Academy of Family Physicians [IAFP]

Secretary
Dr. Shehla Naseem-Pakistan
College of Family Medicine Pakistan [CFMP]

Treasurer
Dr. Raja Rajeshwar – India
Indian Medical Association College of General Practitioners [IMACGP]

Academic Secretary
Dr. Pramendra Prashad-Nepal
General Practitioners’ Association of Nepal [GPAN]

Member: Dr. Ramnik Parekh –India
Federation of Family Physicians' Associations of India [FFPAI]

Dr. N. M. Abdal-Bangladesh
Bangladesh College of General Practitioners [BCGP]

Dr. Md. Nurul Islam Bhuiyan-Bangladesh
Bangladesh Academy of Family Physicians [BAFP]

**Dr. K. Sri Ranjan–Sri Lanka
College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka [CGPSL]

Groups and Organizations

Latest News

The Spice Route Sri Lanka CPD programme
April, 2018

A CPD programme was organized by the Spice Route Movement (Movement for Young Doctors) of Sri Lanka on February 17, 2018. The evening was attended by a large gathering of enthusiastic general practitioners, both young and young at heart, who were intrigued by the topics.
MRCGP (Int) South Asia Grant for Spice Route Members.
March, 2018

MRCGP (Int) will provide a grant amount of USD 2500 per year to support young GPs of The Spice Route movement in certain educational activities.
South Asia region Montegut Scholar Report - Dr Veena Kumari
January, 2018

Dr Veena Kumari was a 2017 Montegut Scholarship winner for the WONCA South Asia Region. She has recently taken up a new job as an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine in Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Dr Kumari attended the South Asia region conference in Nepal from 24-26 November 2017 as well as The Spice Route pre conference. Here she reports on her experience.
South Asia region Montegut Scholar Report - Dr Sanam Shah
January, 2018

Dr Sanam Shah of Pakistan was awarded the Montegut Scholarship for the South Asia region. She is the national secretary, Pakistan for the WONCA Spice Route Young Doctors’ Movement and attended the recent South Asia region conference in Nepal.
WONCA SAR Nepal conference deadlines approach
July, 2017

Greetings from the Himalayan Kingdom. After our devastating earthquake we are trying our best to rebuild ourselves. We would like to thank our well wishers and assure them that in spite of the recent past we now hosting a WONCA South Asia region conference in Kathmandu, on November 25 and 26, 2017.
South Asia region president visits Maldives
September, 2016

Dr Garth Manning and I, were invited to visit Maldives from 20th to 22nd August 2016 by Dr Ali Shareef, the Maldives’ first Dirct Member of WONCA and also its first GP trainee
Rural Round-up: WONCA South Asia group launch
February, 2016

It is planned to launch the WONCA Rural South Asia (WoRSA) health group formally during forthcoming WONCA-SAR conference in Feb 2016.
WONCA SAR - Sri Lanka heading for a big bang in February
December, 2015

The WONCA South Asia Region conference organisers are planning an exciting conference in Colombo from 12 to 14 February, 2016.
WONCA South Asia meets in Dhaka - conference report
February, 2015

Earlier this month the WONCA South Asia Regional Conference 2015 was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Prof Kanu Bala reports on this highly successful event
WONCA at the WHO South Asia regional committee
September, 2014

Health Organization's (WHO) Regional committee for South East Asia (SEAR) was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 9-12, 2014. WONCA was represented by Professor Pratap Narayan Prasad, WONCA South Asia region (SAR) president.

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Photo gallery, Mumbai conference, December 2010