The 11th Network of African Parliamentary Committee of Health (NEAPACOH) October 30-31, 2019

The 2019 Network of African Parliamentary Committees of Health (NEAPACOH) meeting held on the 30th to 31^st October 2019 at Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo – Kampala, Uganda.

On 30^th to 31^st October 2019, just like every year since 10 years now, Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office (PPD ARO), in conjunction with the Network of African Parliamentary Committees of Health (NEAPACOH) and partners, organized the NEAPACOH which took place at Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo – Kampala. The meeting participants from 24 countries were drawn from Parliamentarians who chair or are members of the parliamentary committees of health and their Committee Clerks, Development Partners, Civil Society Organizations, and other stakeholders involved in Family Planning, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) programmes.

This year-round, PPD ARO and NEAPACOH in collaboration with International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Regional Office (IPPF ARO) also organized a one-day pre-NEAPACOH workshop on SRHR continental landscape focusing on key frameworks which took place on 29^th October 2019.

The objective of the pre-conference workshop was to strengthen the participant’s understanding of key continental frameworks on SRHR and health and how to best utilize them to advance progress at the national level. The focus will be on Maputo Protocol and PoA, the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development (AADPD)/ICPD and SDGs.

The meeting was officially opened by Hon. Dr. Michael Bukenya, Chairperson Committee of the health of the Parliament of Uganda who represented Rt. Hon. Rebecca A. Kadaga, Speaker of Parliament of Uganda. During the opening session, this meeting was addressed by the Chairperson of NEAPACOH, the Honourable Chairperson of the Committee of Health of Parliament of Zimbabwe. The meeting was also addressed by Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director, Partners in Population and Development, Dr. Jotham Musinguzi, Director General, National Population Council, Uganda, Mr. Alain Sibenaler, UNFPA Country Representative, Hon. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Uganda and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development.

DAY ONE

SESSION 1: Improving Universal Acess to Reproductive Health and Family Planning Service for achieving the ICPD PoA and the SDGs.

1. Keynote Presentation NEAPACOH Munyonyo -Dr. Christine Kirunga Tashobya from Makerere University, Uganda

2. Intersectoral Collaboration for SDGs and Health-Dr. David Okello, Director for NCDs and Healthy Ageing-ACHEST

3. Delivering Cost-Effective, Quality PHC Services for UHC by Dr. Diana Nsubuga Nambatya-Living Goods Uganda

4. Advancing Contraceptive Options by Dr. Emmanuel Mugisha, Country Director PATH Uganda

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SESSION 2: Accelerating progress for Universal A to Sexual, Reproductive Health and Rights of the Young People to end Teenage Pregnancies

1. Ending Teenage Pregnancies and Child Marriages by Dr. Eliya Zulu, Executive Director, AFIDEP

2. Accelerating progress for Universal Access to Sexual, Reproductive Health, and Rights of the Young People to end Teenage Pregnancies by Prof. Joachim Osur, Director For Regional Projects, AMREF Health Africa

3. Universal Access To SRHR For Young People by Anne Alan Sizomu – Technical Advisor- Advocacy IPPF ARO

4. Accelerating progress for universal access to SRHR of the young people to end Teenage Pregnancies by Moyo Nhlanhla, Dot Youth – Rhrn Zimbabwe

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SESSION 3: Harnessing the African Union’s Demographic Dividend agenda for accelerated implementation of the ICPD PoA and achieving the SDGs at Country level: Issue for policy prioritization and agenda-setting

1. Harnessing the AU’s Demographic Dividend agenda for accelerated implementation of the ICPD PoA and achieving the SDGs at country level by Dr. Benard Onyango, AFIDEP

2. Harnessing Demographic Dividend – Agenda for Accelerating Implementation of ICPD POA

DAY TWO

SESSION 1: Country achievements and lessons learned in implementing the October 2018 NEAPACOH Commitments and developing country commitments for 2019/2020

1. SRHR on the road from ICPD in Cairo to the Nairobi Summit and beyond by Marianne Haslegrave, Comma

2. Monitoring and Accountability For Reproductive, Maternal Child And Adolescent Health by Eva Nakimuli Programme officer PPD-ARO

COUNTRY PROGRESS REPORTS ON 2018 COMMITMENTS

1. Benin-Progress Report on Implementation of 2017 NEAPACOH Commitments

2. Ghana-Progress Report on the Implementation of the 2018 NEAPACOH Commitments

3. Kenya-Progress Report on the Implementation of the 2017 NEAPACOH Commitments

4. Lesotho-Achievements, and Lessons Learned In Implementation Of The October 2018 Commitments

5. Malawi’s Experiences and Lessons Learnt in implementation of the 2018 NEAPACOH Commitments and Country Commitments for 2019

6. Nambia-Presentation on achievements and challenges

7.Niger-Engagements Du Neapacoh 2019 Réunion Du Réseau Des Comités Parlementaires Africains De La Santé

8. S.Sudan-Key Areas of Attention for Coming Year 2020

9. Senegal-Rapport d’avancement sur la mise en œuvre des engagements du NEAPACOH 2018