| 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. It brought altogether
32 MCH service providers and practitioners
and Programme Managers from Angola,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Indonesia, Liberia, Laos, Kenya,
Myanmar, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco,
Namibia, Pakistan, Samoa, Seychelles,
Sudan, Tanzania, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
and Zimbabwe. China’s experiences
on management and practices in MCH
service were studied and discussed
in the Workshop. The adoption of China’s
MCH success will improve the maternal
and child healthcare in the home countries
of the participants and will eventually
contribute to the achievement of MDGs.
In
the panel of the workshop from the
left Mr. Wang Kuili, Deputy Director,
Department of Foreign Aid, Ministry
of Commerce, China, Mr. Harry S. Jooseery,
Executive Director of PPD, H.E. Mr.
Zhang Weiqing, Honorable Chair of
PPD and Minister, NPFPC of China,
Dr. Zhao Baige, Vice-minister, NPFPC
of China, Mr. Bernard Coquelin, UNFPA
Representative in China and H.E. Mr.
Amin Maroof Al-Janad, Honorable Board
Member of PPD and Secretary General,
National Population Council of Yemen
Mr.
Harry S. Jooseery, the Executive Director
represented PPD in the workshop and
delivered an address at the Opening
Session of the workshop on 8th July.
The workshop provided an excellent
opportunity for PPD to advocate its
activities to high level civil servants
from member states, other developing
countries, donor agencies and other
international development organizations.
Mr. Jooseery also made a presentation
on SRH and Commodity Security in Developing
Countries at the Workshop.
During
his stay in China Mr. Jooseery met
the Honourable Chair of PPD, H.E.
Mr. Zhang Weiqing, Minister of National
Population and Family Planning Commission
(NPFPC) and reported to the Chair
on PPD’s current activities
particularly on development of the
Capacity Development Plan, Strategic
Business Plan, formulation of new
project proposals, forthcoming Board
Meeting of PPD and the International
Forum in Islamabad.
MOU
signed between China and Indonesia
During
the same period, the Government of
People Republic of China, represented
by the Honorable Chair of PPD and
the Government of Indonesia, represented
by H.E. Dr. Sugiri Syarief, MPA the
Honorable Board Member of PPD and
Chairperson, BKKBN signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation
in the field of Reproductive Health
Population and Development in the
presence of the Executive Director
of PPD.
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