New York, 15 April 2026 — The Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), Professor Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, held a courtesy meeting with His Excellency Dr. Muhammad B.S. Jallow, Honorable Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia and Board and Executive Committee Member of PPD, on Wednesday, 15 April 2026, on the …
On 14 April 2026, Professor Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), paid a high-level courtesy call on His Excellency Mr. Ekitela Lokaale, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations. The meeting was held at the Permanent Mission of the …
New York, 14 April 2025 — The Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), Professor Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, met with Dr. Shabana Saleem, Partner Country Coordinator (PCC) of Pakistan and Director General, Population Program Wing, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Government of Pakistan, on the margins of the 59th Session …
NEW YORK, 13 April 2026 — Professor Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), delivered the Final Discussant Remarks at a high-level side event during the 59th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD59). The event, titled “The role of South-South and multilateral cooperation in …
NAIROBI, Kenya – 24 March 2026 – Professor Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), delivered a powerful closing address at a high-level policy side event at the International Maternal New-Born Health Conference (IMNHC) 2026, calling for a radical shift in financing and cooperation to end preventable maternal, newborn, …
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – 26 February 2026 – Professor Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), delivered a series of powerful addresses at the 17th Network of African Parliamentary Committees of Health (NEAPACOH) Meeting, urging African parliamentarians to take on a central role in achieving Universal …
ACCRA, GHANA – 23 February 2026 – The Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), Professor Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, held a constructive meeting with Angelina Kodua Nyanor, Acting Executive Director of the National Population Council (NPC) and PPD Board Member for Ghana, on 23 February 2026. The meeting followed the recent transition in leadership …
LOMÉ, TOGOLESE REPUBLIC – 21 February 2026 – In a significant move to bolster development initiatives across Africa, Professor Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), held a high-level meeting with His Excellency, Mr. Abdoulaye DAFFE, Vice President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD). …
COTONOU, Benin – 21 February 2026 – In a significant move to combat maternal mortality in Benin Republic, Prof. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), met with Mr. Richmond TIEMOKO, the UNFPA Resident Representative for Benin, on 20th February 2026. The high-level meeting, held in Cotonou, centered on a …
COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN – 20 February 2026 – Professor Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Partners in Population and Development (PPD), today paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Professor Benjamin I. B. Hounkpatin, the Honorable Minister of Health for the Government of the Republic of Benin and …
