| 17-19
April, 2008
Consultative
Meeting of Experts and Member of International
Programme Advisory Committee (IPAC)
on Strategic Programme Development
Bangkok, Thailand —
PPD has a new Strategic Business Plan
(SBP) for (2008-2011) which was developed
after a long process of consultations
with Board Members, Partners Country
Coordinators (PCCs), international
experts and stakeholders. This SBP
was discussed and approved at the
PPD Board Meeting held in Rabat, Morocco
in November 2007. For the implementation
of the SBP, in collaboration with
the Department of Health, Ministry
of Public Health, Government of Thailand,
PPD organized a three-day Consultative
Meeting of Experts to identify specific
area of programme interventions and
avenues for their implementation.
The meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand,
between 17th and 19th April 2008 in
conjunction with PPD’s International
Programme Advisory Committee (IPAC).
Participants at the meeting included
IPAC members, Representatives of Government
of Kingdom of Thailand, Senior Governmental
Officials from PPD member countries
(MC), Prominent Scholars and Experts
in the field of RH, Population and
Development as well as Staff from
PPD’s Secretariat, China Office
and Africa Regional Office (ARO).
Representatives of Donor Agencies,
Partner Institutions (PIs), Non Governmental
Organizations (NGOs), and Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) also attended
the Consultative Meeting.
Opening
Session of the workshop was graced
by Dr. Siripon Kanshana Deputy Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Public Health,
Government of Thailand and Representative
of PPD Board Member for Thailand,
Mr. G. Giridhar, CST Director and
UNFPA Representative, Thailand, Dr.
Nantha Auamkul, Additional Director-General,
Department of Health, Ministry of
Public Health, Government of Thailand,
Dr. Sopon Mekthon, Deputy Director
General, Department of Health, Ministry
of Public Health, Government of Thailand
and Mr. Harry S. Jooseery, Executive
Director of PPD. Dr Sopon Mekthon,
proudly reiterated the Government
of Thailand’s support to PPD,
and pledged for a reinforced partnership
in addressing Population and Family/Reproductive
Health issues worldwide, in a context
of achieving ICPD and MDGs. Dr Mekthon
focused also on the importance of
addressing the issue of maternal and
child health, and highlighted the
achievements of Thailand in RH/FP
programmes.
Opening Session of the Workshop
Mr.
Jooseery in his speech appreciated
Thailand’s commitment to South-South
Cooperation and highlighted Thailand’s
achievements in tackling the scourge
of HIV/AIDS, integration of RH and
FP programs into the national public
health services and accelerating contraceptive
prevalence rate through 100% condom
program. Mr. Jooseery also emphasized
that South-South Cooperation does
not preclude any form of North-South
Cooperation. Mentioning the sharp
decline in the donor assistance to
FP from 55% in 1985 to 16% in 2007,
he warned that continuous dwindling
assistance to FP will have disastrous
effect, especially in developing countries
where contraceptive use is the lowest
in the world.
Following
were the main issues discussed in
the workshops:
1. Strategic Business Plan of PPD:
Goals, Output and Activities;
2. Capacity Development Plan of PPD;
3. Human Resource Plan of PPD;
4. PPD’s Programme Priorities
and Project Development;
5. Financial resources and donor commitments;
6. PPD’s visibility and sustainability;
7. Roles and responsibilities of IPAC
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