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December, 2007
PPD
Fellowships at Cairo Demographic
Centre
Cairo, Egypt —
PPD
in collaboration with Cairo Demographic
Center (CDC) has been strengthening
demographic and related family
planning and reproductive health
expertise of the professionals
from Member States through One-year
International Fellowships Diploma
Courses every year since 1999
at CDC’s own premises in
Cairo, Egypt. Since early 1999,
CDC has been awarding 5 fellowships
to PPD for the professionals of
its Member States to pursue the
studies at CDC.
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10-14
December, 2007
Union
of African Population Studies
(UAPS) Conference
Arusha, Tanzania —
The
Regional Director and Programme
Officer attended the Union of
African Population Studies (UAPS)
Conference, December 10 –
14, 2007. UAPS is a pan-African
non profit scientific organization
whose main aim is to promote the
scientific study of population
in Africa. The meeting brought
together eminent international
researchers in the field of population,
reproductive health and development.
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08-09
December, 2007
2nd
Annual Research Conference on
Population, RH and Economic Development
Arusha, Tanzania —
The
Regional Director and Programme
Officer, PPD Africa Regional Office
attended the 2nd Annual Research
Conference on Population, RH and
Economic Development in Arusha,
Tanzania between December 8 –
9, 2007.
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22
November, 2007
Twelfth
Annual Board Meeting of PPD
Rabat, Morocco —
The
XII Annual Board Meeting of PPD
was organized in Rabat, Morocco
on 22 November 2007 in collaboration
with the Ministry of Health, Government
of the Kingdom of Morocco.
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22
November, 2007
South-Africa
joins PPD
Rabat, Morocco —
PPD
mandate for the promotion of Reproductive
Health, Population and Development
through South-South Cooperation
is gaining positive image and
this has been reinforced by the
interest of Developing Countries
to join the alliance. At the Annual
Board Meeting 2007 of PPD, South-Africa
expressed its intention to join
the alliance which was approved
unanimously by all Board Members
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20-21
November, 2007
International
Forum on “Universal Access
to Reproductive Health for the
Attainment of ICPD Goals and MDGs”
Rabat, Morocco —
PPD
in collaboration with the Government
of the Kingdom of Morocco organized
from 20 to 21 November 2007 in
Rabat Morocco an International
Forum on “Universal Access
to Reproductive Health for the
Attainment of ICPD goals and MDGs”
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19
November, 2007
China
Double its Annual Membership Contribution
to PPD
Rabat, Morocco —
At
the Twelfth Executive Committee
Meeting and Board Meeting of PPD,
H.E. Mr. Zhang Weiqing, Chair
of PPD Board announced that China
will double its annual membership
contribution $20,000 to $40,000
from January 2008. China had in
the past singed 3 Memorandum of
Understanding with PPD for the
member countries on Capacity Building,
Reproductive Health Commodity
Supply and Transfer of Technology.
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19
November, 2007
Twelfth
Executive Committee Meeting
Rabat, Morocco —
PPD
organized the Twelfth Executive
Committee (EXCO) Meeting at Hotel
La Tour Hassan in Rabat, Morocco
on 19th December 2007. The meeting
was chaired by H.E. Mr. Zhang
Weiqing, Chair, PPD Board and
Minister of NPFPC, Government
of the People’s Republic
of China.
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19
November, 2007
Partners
Country Coordinator (PCC) Meeting
Rabat, Morocco —
PPD
and the Government of the Kingdom
of Morocco jointly organized the
PCC meeting on 19th November 2007
in Rabat Morocco. The objective
of the meeting was to review and
discuss PPD activities from November
2006 to October 2007. The meeting
was attended by international
experts and PCCs of PPD member
states.
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24
- 25 October, 2007
The
Executive Director represents
PPD at the RH Supply Coalition
Meeting
Washington DC, USA —
PPD
has been a long-term collaborative
partner and a founding member
of the RH Supply Coalition. Based
on the common interest of ensuring
RH supply and security in developing
countries, both the organizations
work in close collaboration and
assist each other towards achieving
their shared goals.
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19
- 20 October, 2007
Women
Deliver Global Conference
Kenya —
Women
Deliver marks the 20th anniversary
of the launch of the global Safe
Motherhood Initiative in Kenya
at London's Excel Conference and
Exhibition Centre on October 18
to 20, 2007. More than 1,500 politicians
including Ministers from Africa
and Asia, human rights activists,
NGOs, faith based organizations,
health professionals and economists
met to assess progress made in
preventing maternal deaths and
promoting child survival.
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27
- 28 September, 2007
First
Annual African PCC Meeting
Kampala, Uganda —
PPD
Africa Office organized the first
Annual African PCC Meeting in
Kampala, Uganda from 27 to 28
September 2007.
The
Meeting was attended by 10 African
PCCs (Benin, Kenya, Mali, Morocco,
Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Uganda
and Zimbabwe), 4 Representatives
of non member states (Ethiopia,
Ghana, South Africa, and Tanzania),
5 representatives of Hewlett Foundations
and staff from Population Secretariat.
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17
September, 2007
Workshop
on Reproductive Health South-South
Cooperation in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh —
Partners
in Population and Development
(PPD) in collaboration with the
Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare (MOHFW) of the Government
of the People’s Republic
of Bangladesh organized a one
day workshop on “Access
to Reproductive Health for the
Achievement of ICPD and MDGs:
The South-South Initiative”
on 17 September 2007 at Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
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10
- 23 September, 2007
International
Workshop on Infrastructure Design
and Equipment for Reproductive
Health Service Station in China
Taicang, China —
An
International Workshop on Infrastructure
Design and Equipment for Reproductive
Health Service Station was organized
by China Training Centre (CTC)
of Reproductive Health and Family
Care sponsored jointly by the
Ministry of Commerce, People’s
Republic of China and NPFPC of
China from 10-23 September 2007
in Taicang and Jiangsu province
of China. Thirty six participants
from 18 developing countries of
Africa, Asia and Middle-East participated
in the workshop.
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10
- 14 September, 2007
UNFPA
Strategic Plan for 2008-2011 -
"To deepen, intensify and
enhance South-South cooperation"
New York, USA —
The
UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board, at
its second regular session for
2007 ( 10-14 September 2007, New
York), endorsed UNFPA's Strategic
Plan for 2008-2011 which focuses
on the three areas of population
and development, reproductive
health and rights, and gender
equality towards achieving the
ICPD goals and contributing to
the Millennium Development Goals.
It also endorsed UNFPA's proposed
global and regional programme
for 2008-2011, which is to be
implemented in line with the Strategic
Plan.
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04
September, 2007
Workshop
on South-South Cooperation in
Reproduction Health and Population,
Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia—
A
National workshop on South-South
Cooperation in Reproductive Health
and Population was organized by
National Family and Population
Board (ONFP) in collaboration
with Partners in Population and
Development (PPD) in Tunis, Tunisia
on September 4, 2007. The workshop
was attended by high level Government
delegates from the Ministry of
Health and Population, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, representatives
from UNFPA, Spanish Agency Cooperation,
JICA and other civil society organizations.
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28
August - 2 September, 2007
Afro-Asian
Parliamentarian’s Dialogue
on Population, Health and Community
Capacity Building for Sustainable
Development toward TICAD IV and
G8 Summit in 2008
Tokyo, Japan —
Mr.
Jooseery attended the “Afro-Asian
Parliamentarian’s Dialogue
on Population, Health and Community
Capacity Building for Sustainable
Development toward TICAD IV and
G8 Summit in 2008” from
28th August to 2nd September 2007
at Tokyo and Gunma, Japan. The
meeting was organized by Asian
Population and Development Association
(APDA) and AFPPD with support
from UNFPA and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Japan (MOFA).
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20
August, 2007
Acting
Director of Packard visits PPD
Secretariat
Dhaka, Bangladesh —
The
Acting Director of Population
and Development of Packard Foundation,
Ms. Sono Aibe visited PPD Secretariat
on 20th August 2007 during her
stop over visit to Bangladesh.
During her stay PPD’s current
projects and activities were reviewed.
In the discussion Mr. Jooseery
emphasized on the further potential
collaboration between Packard
and PPD.
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12
- 15 August, 2007
PPD
and the Government of the Philippines
in Dialogue on Accelerated Collaboration
and Accession to PPD Membership
Manilla, Philippines —
Considering
the cultural, programmatic, strategic
and geo-political importance of
Asia’s sole catholic Christian
country, the Philippines peninsula,
the presen2 PPD leadership intend
to reinforce its collaboration
with the country which was initiated
late in the nineties. Accordingly,
the Executive Director opened
dialogue with the country which
culminated in an official mission
during 12 to 15 August 2007 to
the country.
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09
August, 2007
Government
of India Reinforces its Commitment
and Contribution to PPD
New Delhi, India —
The
ED of PPD Mr. Harry Jooseery met
H.E. Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, Honourable
Board Member of PPD and Minister
of Health and Family Welfare,
India, along with Mr. Naresh Dayal,
Secretary, Ministry of Family
Welfare of India and Ms. Aradhona
Johri, Joint Secretary, Ministry
of Family Welfare of India. The
Honourable Minister firmly reiterated
the unequivocal commitment of
the Government of India to PPD
and its South-South Cooperation
Initiatives.
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22-25
July, 2007
Networking
and Advocacy towards addressing
HIV/AIDS Pandemic through South-South
Cooperation during 4th IAS Conference
Sydney, Australia —
PPD
Executive Director Mr. Harry Jooseery
conducted extensive networking
and advocacy campaign during the
4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis,
Treatment and Prevention on addressing
the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing
countries through South-South
Cooperation. He met and exchanged
views with prominent leaders and
experts on pragmatic strategies
in preventing and scaling down
the prevalence of the scourge
of the disease.
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08-21
July, 2007
International
Workshop on Sexual and Reproductive
Health and Rights in China
Beijing, China —
China
Training Centre with support from
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s
Republic of China and with assistance
from PPD organized an International
Workshop on Sexual Reproductive
Health and Rights in Beijing and
Yunnan, China from 08 to 21 July
2007. The objective of the workshop
was to share the experience and
lessons learned of China on improvement
of MCH Program and to enhance
knowledge of participants on SRH
in the context of attaining ICPD
Goals and MDGs.
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2-3
July, 2007
Workshop
on Real Life Experience Sharing
on Consulting for Reproductive
Health in Cairo
Cairo, Egypt —
Twenty
four professionals in the field
of population and reproductive
health from fifteen developing
countries namely Bangladesh, China,
Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya,
Mali, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippine,
South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand,
Tunisia and Zimbabwe attended
the International Workshop on
Real Life Experience Sharing on
Consulting for Reproductive Health
during 02-03 July 2007 in Cairo,
Egypt. International experts from
USA also joined to facilitate
the sessions.
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20-23
June, 2007
Consultative
Meeting on Strategic Policy Development
in Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh —
PPD
in collaboration with UNFPA, organized
a “Consultative Meeting
on Strategic Policy Development”
from 20 to 23 June 2007 in Dhaka,
Bangladesh. The objective of the
meeting was to analyze the findings
of the needs and priority assessment
of PPD member countries and develop
a 4 year Strategic Business Plan
for PPD from 2008-2011.
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18-19
June, 2007
Consultative
Meeting on Capacity Development
in Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh —
A
Consultative Meeting on Capacity
Development was organized by PPD
with assistance from the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 18-19
June 2007. The meeting was attended
by international experts and consultants
in the field of Reproductive Health,
Population and Development and
representatives from UNFPA and
PPD Partner Institutions. The
objective of this meeting was
to discuss and finalize five Modules
on capacity development that were
identified on a high-level expert
meeting held at Taicang, China
in May 2007.
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28
May – 11 June 2007
Maternal
and Child Health Care Workshop
in Shanghai
Taicang, China —
China
Training Center of Reproductive
Health and Family Care (CTC) with
support from Government of the
People’s Republic of China
and Partners in Population and
Development (PPD) organized a
two weeks long international course
on Maternal and Child Health Care
at Shanghai, China from May 28
to June 11th 2007.
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30
– 31 May 2007
PPD
Participated at the G8 Parliamentarians
Conference
Berlin, Germany —
As
a preparatory process leading
up to the Annual G8 Heads-of-State
Summit, conferences on different
thematic issues are convened with
participation of the leading parliamentarians,
policy-makers and members of think
tanks from the G8 countries as
well as beneficiary organizations,
governments and key stakeholders
of official G8 assistance. The
purposes of these conferences
are to foster meaningful dialogue
among participants on the main
subject to be raised at the G8
Heads-of-State Summit.
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10-15
May, 2007
Consultative
Meeting of Experts on Capacity
Development in Taicang, China
Taicang, China —
“The
Consultative Meeting of Experts
on Capacity Development”
was held during 10-15 May, 2007
at CTC, Taicang, China. Partners
in Population and Development
(PPD), with supports from UNFPA
and China Training Center (CTC)
organized this technical meeting,
which was attended by 34 participants,
from fifteen different countries
who represented twenty different
organizations.
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18
April, 2007
The
New Bangladesh Board Member reaffirmed
the commitment of Bangladesh Caretaker
Government to PPD
Dhaka, Bangladesh —
The
Executive Director of PPD Mr.
Harry S. Jooseery, along with
Manager, Administration and Finance
Mr. James Biswas, met H.E. Major
General Dr. ASM Matiur Rahman
(Rtd), Honorable Adviser, Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare on
the 18th April 2007.
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9
to 13 April 2007
40th
Session of the UN Commission on
Population and Development
New York, USA —
The
40th Session of the UN Commission
on Population and Development,
which took place at the United
Nations, New York, from 9 to 13
April 2007, had as its main theme
the Changing Age Structures of
Populations and Their Implications
for Development. In the documents
presented at the Session and the
discussions that followed, special
attention was given to the issues
relating to population aging as
also to the problems facing the
very large numbers of adolescents
and young people in many developing
countries.
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5
- 8 March 2007
International
conference on “Population
and Development in Africa: Research
and Policy Dialogue for Action”
in Mafikeng, South Africa
Mafikeng, South Africa
— Mr.
Harry S. Jooseery, Executive Director
represented Partners in Population
and Development in the international
conference on “Population
and Development in Africa: Research
and Policy Dialogue for Action”
organized by Department of Social
Development, South Africa in collaboration
with North West University and
African Population Commission
in Mafikeng, South Africa from
5 to 8 March 2007.
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27
February - 3 March 2007
High
Level Meeting on SRH Policies
in Africa held in Barcelona, Spain
Mafikeng, South Africa
— Mr.
Harry S. Jooseery, Executive Director
represented Partners in Population
and Development in the international
conference on “Population
and Development in Africa: Research
and Policy Dialogue for Action”
organized by Department of Social
Development, South Africa in collaboration
with North West University and
African Population Commission
in Mafikeng, South Africa from
5 to 8 March 2007.
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23-26
February, 2007
PPD
Africa Strategy Development Workshop
in Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda —
Partners
in Population and Development
(PPD) organized a 4-days workshop
for the development of PPD Africa
Strategy at the Kampala Sheraton
Hotel, Uganda from 23 to 26 February
2007. The workshop brought together
eminent strategy development experts
in the field of reproductive health,
population and development, representatives
of major stakeholders in Africa
such as PPD African Member States,
IPPF Africa Regional Office, African
Union, UNFPA Technical Support
Division, UNFPA.
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22
February, 2007
National
Workshop on South-South Cooperation
in Sustainable Development in
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda —
Partners
in Population and Development
(PPD), in collaboration with Population
Secretariat, Ministry of Finance,
Planning and Economic Development
of the Government of Uganda organized
a workshop on “South-South
Cooperation in Sustainable Development”
on 22nd of February 2007 at the
Grand Imperial Hotel, Kampala,
Uganda.
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12-16
February, 2007
International
Conference on Muslim Religious
Leaders to Support Population
and Development to Achieve MDGs
Bali, Indonesia —
Mr.
Harry Sangeet Jooseery, Executive
Director attended and delivered
a speech at the “International
Conference on Muslim Religious
Leaders to Support Population
and Development to Achieve MDGs”
held in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia
from 12 – 16 February 2007.
The conference brought together,
among others, the senior Muslim
Religious Leaders, Islamic Scholars
and Jurisprudents from Muslim
Countries of Asia and Middle East,
who command profound respect and
loyalty of their followers in
those countries, to deliberate
on how they can effectively contribute
to the attainment of MDGs.
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28-29
January, 2007
PPD
Annual Retreat 2007
Cox's
Bazar, Bangladesh — PPD
Secretariat had their Annual Retreat
for 2007 from 28 to 29 January
in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
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