cket , ▁Manchester ▁University ▁Press , ▁Manchester : ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁English ▁Trans lation ▁of ▁Vie ▁de ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁Be cket ▁by ▁Jan et ▁Sh ir ley ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica ▁ ▁Category : 1 2 th - century ▁French ▁writers ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁World ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁Family ▁Do ctors ▁( W ON CA ) ▁is ▁a ▁global ▁not - for - pro fit ▁professional ▁organization ▁representing ▁family ▁phys icians ▁and ▁general ▁pract ition ers ▁from ▁all ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁W ON CA ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁through ▁high ▁standards ▁of ▁care ▁in ▁general ▁practice / family ▁medicine . ▁ ▁W ON CA ▁is ▁a ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organization ▁in ▁official ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁( W HO ) ▁representing ▁family ▁phys icians ▁and ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁family ▁medicine . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁ ▁W ON CA ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁now ▁has ▁over ▁ 1 3 0 ▁Member ▁Organ is ations ▁representing ▁some ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁family ▁do ctors ▁in ▁some ▁ 1 5 0 ▁countries ▁and ▁territ ories ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁W ON CA ▁has ▁seven ▁regions ▁– ▁Africa , ▁Asia ▁Pacific , ▁Eastern ▁Mediter rane an , ▁Europe , ▁I bero amer icana - C IM F , ▁North ▁America , ▁and ▁South ▁Asia