We were delighted to attend the European WONCA Conference at the Dublin Convention Centre at the end of September, where we met lots of GPs and family doctors practicising in Ireland and all over Europe, who are passionate about haemochromatosis and helping patients. Thank you to our great volunteers as always, Brendan and Anna who helped out at the Conference and spoke to many GPs and trainees about haemochromatosis and distributed information resources and packs over the four days of the conference.
WONCA, The World Organisation of Family Doctors, https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/ is a not-for-profit organization and was founded in 1972 by member organizations in 18 countries. WONCA now has 133 Member Organizations in 111 countries and territories with membership of about 500,000 family doctors and more than 90 per cent of the world’s population. WONCA represents and acts as an advocate for its constituent members at an international level where it interacts with world bodies such as the World Health Organization, with whom it has official relations as a non-governmental organization and is engaged in a number of collaborative projects.
Thank you also to the Irish College of GPs who collaboratively worked with the WONCA Europe team to organise a great educational programme for Irish and European attendees.
Ann Teehan shared her story ‘The Celtic Gene’ of her haemochromatosis journey with readers of ‘Woman’s Way’ magazine last year. Ann and her family are passionate about raising awareness of haemochromatosis, Ireland’s most common genetic disorder. Thank you Ann for sharing your personal journey with us! Read on for link to pdf of full article
As we step into 2025, we’re filled with gratitude for your continued support and commitment to raising awareness about haemochromatosis. Together, we’ve made strides in educating and supporting those affected by iron overload, and we look forward to continuing this important work in the year ahead. May the new year bring all our haemochromatosis family health, happiness, and many moments of joy.
Your membership of the IHA makes us stronger and gives us a collective voice to advocate on behalf of our members, patients and their families. At this time of year, we encourage all our members to renew your annual membership and continue to be part of our 1,000 strong community!
