According to the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), the aim of family medicine is to provide personal, comprehensive, and continuing care for the individual in the context of the family and the community
WONCA 2012 (https://web.archive.org/web/20120320205014/http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/aboutWonca/aboutwonca.asp?refurl=aw)
To contribute towards establishing family medicine practice as an academic discipline and an integral part of Palestinian primary health care.