| 15
April, 2008
Accelerated
Momentum in South-South Cooperation
Countries Commit Enhanced Technical
and Financial Support to PPD
India:
Government
of India reiterated its wide ranging
supports to reinforce to PPD and intensify
South-South collaboration among member
states. India offered trainings in
its premier institutions for capacity
development of professionals from
the member states, particularly from
the African member states. India also
offered specialized training in RH
Commodity logistics management, an
area in which India is privileged
with comparative advantage. India
also offered South-South Fellowships
to the professionals from PPD Member
States in its national institutes
and asked PPD work out the modalities
with the Indian institutions. India
cordially invited PPD and other fellow
member states to benefit from India’s
cutting-edge information technology
under South-South Cooperation mechanism.
Mr.
Jooseery and Mr. Jyoti Singh, Permanent
Observer to the UN are in discussion
with Ms. Aradhana Johri, PCC of India
Moreover,
Government of India also indicated
that it is positively considering
substantially increasing its annual
membership contribution to PPD. An
announcement in this connection might
be released shortly. India made these
commitments during the meeting of
PPD Executive Director Mr. Harry Jooseery
and PPD Permanent Observer to the
United Nations Mr. Jyoti S. Singh
with senior officials of the Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare of India
on 15 April 2008 in New Delhi.
Thailand:
Government
of Thailand renewed its firm commitment
to the ideals of South-South Cooperation.
Thailand is one of the member states
who formally established a South-South
Center to coordinate the South-South
activities within the country and
to liaise with PPD Secretariat and
other member states. Thailand is considering
offering fellowship to PPD in Chulalongkorn
University and in the Mahidol University.
Thailand is also willing to organize
PPD’s technical and governance
events.
Mr.
Jooseery along with Mr. Singh met
the Honourable Board Member of Thailand
Mr. Narongsakdi Aungkasuvapala at
his office
Thailand
is ready to transfer its legendary
success in tackling the spread of
HIV/AIDS and its experience in the
dramatic increase in the contraceptive
prevalence rate in the country. Thailand
has also agreed to increase its annual
membership contribution as proposed
by the PPD Executive Director in the
last annual board meeting held in
Rabat in November 2007. These were
the outcome of the discussion between
Thai Board Member Mr. Narongsakdi
Aungkasuvapala and PPD Executive Director
Mr. Harry Jooseery accompanied by
PPD Permanent Observer to the United
Nations Mr. Jyoti Singh.
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