| 22-24
August, 2006
PPD
in collaboration with Ministry of
Health, Jordan organized an International
Workshop on "Consulting for Results"
for the PPD Consultants
Amman, Jordan —
Eighteen
professionals from eight developing
countries such as Bangladesh, China,
India, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nigeria
and Jordan came together to attend
the International Workshop in Consulting
for Results during 22-24 August 2006
in Amman, Jordan. The course was the
fifth and last in a series offered
by PPD and funded by the Government
of the Netherlands.
In
the Opening Ceremony of the workshop
from left Ms. Sylvia Vriesendorp,
Management Sciences for Health (MSH),
USA, Mr. Sangeet Harry Jooseery, Executive
Director of PPD, Dr Zuheir Al-Kayed,
Secretary General, Higher population
Council, Jordan and Dr. May Hadidi,
Director, Maternal and Child Health
Division, Ministry of Health, Jordan
The
three-day training workshop opened
with a formal Opening Ceremony attended
by over seventy people consisting
of representatives from the international
agencies, UN agencies, foreign missions
and senior officials from the Ministry
of Health, Jordan and local media.
Mr. Sangeet Harry Jooseery, Executive
Director of PPD made a welcome address
in the opening ceremony. Among others
who spoke were Dr. May Hadidi, Director,
Maternal and Child Health Division,
Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan,
Dr Zuheir Al-Kayed, Secretary General,
Higher population Council and Ms.
Sylvia Vriesendorp, Management Sciences
for Health (MSH), USA.
The
objective of the workshop was to strengthen
the consulting capability of reproductive
health, population and development
professionals from the developing
countries. The course focused on reflection
on past consulting experiences, the
concept of consultant roles was introduced.
Specific skill building exercises
were also introduced to emphasize
the interpersonal aspects of the consultant-client
relationship.
Participants of the workshop
The
participants were a mix of self-employed,
government employed and private agency
employed consultants. There was a
considerable variation in consulting
experience but mainly in the area
of reproductive health, maternal and
child health, family planning, demography,
population policy, development, advocacy,
research, training. Some participants
were both providers and commissioners
of technical assistance.
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