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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 35 MIN

Rural WONCA GRACE Initiative - Interviews with Partners

from Rural Road to Health · host Dr Veronika Rasic

GRACE -Global Rural Health Action, Collaboration and Excellence, is a new initiative led by the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice (Rural WONCA). It aims to identify, recognise and connect organisations worldwide that demonstrate exceptional commitment to rural health, creating a formal global network of centres of excellence. This initiative was launched at the 21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference in April.  In this episode you will hear more about the aims of this initiative from Rural WONCA Chair and from five of the GRACE partner organization representatives.  Thsi episode was recorded at the conference. Speakers:  Pratyush Kumar - Chair Rural WONCA  Claire Quilliam - University of Melbourne, Australia  Lungile Hobe-Nxumalo - RuDASA, South Africa  Gavin Parker - Society of Rural Physicians of Canada  Roshni Jhan Ganguly - Project Setu Foundation Trust, India  Anders Svensson, Norwegian Centre for Rural Medicine, Arctic University of Norway Learn more about the launch of GRACE here: https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/News/RuralWONCAAssemblyAdvancingtheGRACEInitiative.aspx  If your organization would like to become part of GRACE you can contact Pratyush at: [email protected]    Thank you for listening to the Rural Road to Health! Rural Health Compass 

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