By Prof. Bob Mash (Editor-in-chief)

World Family Doctor Day on 19 May has the theme ‘family doctors on the front line’. As I write this editorial we have just come out of full lockdown in Cape Town, which now has the most cases of COVID-19 in the country. We are expecting the number of cases to peak during the next few weeks, and when you read this the surge may have already happened. The future is uncertain and family doctors are on the front line.

So as we celebrate World Family Doctor Day we acknowledge the importance of a strong community orientated primary care and the vital role played by family.

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