| 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. During
the opening ceremony representatives
from the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, UN Agencies, Diplomatic Missions,
NGOs, training and research institutes
and print and electronic media were
present.
In
his statement the chief guest,
H.E. Major General Dr. ASM Matiur
Rahman (Rtd), PPD Board Member
and the Honourable Adviser,
Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare of the Government of
Bangladesh, underscored that
the countries in the South have
lots of successful experiences,
expertise and know-how which
need to be identified, scaled-up,
shared and exchanged through
capacity building to meet the
emerging needs of the countries.
Mr.
Harry Jooseery, Executive Director
of PPD acknowledged the support
and assistance that the Honourable
Advisor has extended to PPD
to address the burning issues
of reproductive health, population
and development in the region
through South-South Cooperation.
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H.E.
Major General Dr. ASM Matiur
Rahman (Rtd.), the Honourable
Adviser, MOHFW of the Government
of Bangladesh delivering his
speech at the opening session |
Participants in one
of the sessions of the workshop
The
experts reviewed and discussed the
contents of the modules at the meeting.
The following discussions also took
place during the meeting
- Institutionalization of the modules,
- Strengthening partnership through
capacity building of partner institutions,
- Initiating expanded programs in
order to bridge the gaps between
the needs and capacities of partner
institutions of member countries,
- Resource mobilization, and
- Initiating facilitation to complement
partner institutions through their
own existing potentials and resources.
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