| South-Africa
joins PPD
PPD
mandate for the promotion of
Reproductive Health, Population
and Development through South-South
Cooperation is gaining positive
image and this has been reinforced
by the interest of Developing
Countries to join the alliance.
At the Annual Board Meeting
2007 of PPD, South-Africa expressed
its intention to join the alliance
which was approved unanimously
by all Board Members. H.E. Mr.
Zhang Weiqing, Chair, PPD Board
and Minister of NPFPC, Government
of the People’s Republic
of China and Mr. Harry S. Jooseery,
Executive Director of PPD welcomed
South-Africa and wished that
South-Africa will share its
potentialities, experiences
and expertise with other member
countries in the context of
South-South Cooperation.
Ethiopia,
Ghana and Philippine also intend
to join the alliance shortly.
China
Double its Annual Membership
Contribution to PPD
At
the Twelfth Executive Committee
Meeting and Board Meeting
of PPD, H.E. Mr. Zhang Weiqing,
Chair of PPD Board announced
that China will double its
annual membership contribution
$20,000 to $40,000 from January
2008. China had in the past
singed 3 Memorandum of Understanding
with PPD for the member countries
on Capacity Building, Reproductive
Health Commodity Supply and
Transfer of Technology. Mr.
Harry, the ED of PPD thanks
the Chair for inspiring leadership
through his commitments to
South-South Cooperation and
to PPD sustainability.
H.E.
Mr. Oumar Ibrahim TOURE, Vice-Chair
of PPD Board and Honourable
Minister of Health, Mali presenting
a plaque to H.E. Mr. Zhang
Weiqing, Chair, PPD Board
and Minister of NPFPC, Government
of the People’s Republic
of China
A plaque was handed over to
H.E. Mr. Zhang Weiqing by
H.E. Mr. Oumar Ibrahim TOURE,
Vice-Chair of PPD Board and
Honourable Minister of Health,
Mali in recognition of the
excellent and inspiring leadership
of the Chair in promoting
South-South Collaboration.
The ceremony was held in Rabat,
Morocco on 20th November 2007.
Partners
Country Coordinator (PCC) Meeting
PPD
and the Government of the Kingdom
of Morocco jointly organized
the PCC meeting on 19th November
2007 in Rabat Morocco. The objective
of the meeting was to review
and discuss PPD activities from
November 2006 to October 2007.
The meeting was attended by
international experts and PCCs
of PPD member states.
The
following issues were presented
and discussed:
-
The Program Overview of PPD
- The Strategic Plan for Africa
- The Capacity Building Plan
- The Human Resource Development
Plan
- The Strategic Business Plan
Participants
of the PCC meeting
The
participants appreciated and
congratulated innovative activities
undertaken by PPD. They agreed
that the implementation of these
Plans should be supported by
the Member Countries at National
level, where PCCs can play greater
role by involving other Ministries
and mobilizing resources. The
role of civil society organization
through networking was also
noted to be crucial for the
implementation of the Plans.
PCCs urged for a strengthening
of the Regional Networks in
Africa. The contributions of
China in Capacity Building,
RH Commodity Supply and Transfer
of Technologies were well received
and appreciated by the participants.
Twelfth
Executive Committee Meeting
PPD
organized the Twelfth Executive
Committee (EXCO) Meeting at
Hotel La Tour Hassan in Rabat,
Morocco on 19th December 2007.
The meeting was chaired by H.E.
Mr. Zhang Weiqing, Chair, PPD
Board and Minister of NPFPC,
Government of the People’s
Republic of China. The meeting
was attended by H.E. Mr. Oumar
Ibrahim Toure, Vice Chair, PPD
Board and Minister of Health,
Government of Mali; Mr. Charles
Zirarema, Acting Director, Population
Secretariat, Ministry of Finance,
Planning and Economic Development,
Uganda representing Treasurer
of PPD H.E. Late Mr. Omwony
Ojwok, Minister of Finance,
Planning and Economic Development,
Uganda; Dr. Fouad Hamadi, General
Secretary, Ministry of Health
of the Kingdom of Morocco representing
the Secretary of PPD Board,
H. E. Madam Yasmina Baddou,
Minister of Health, Government
of Morocco; Mr. BM Jamal Hossain
representing the Honourable
Board Member of Bangladesh,
H.E. Dr. ASM Matiur Rahman,
Minister of Health and family
Welfare, Government of the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh; and
Mr. Harry S. Jooseery, Executive
Director, PPD.
The
participants reviewed and adopted
the minutes of the Eleventh
Board Meeting held in Beijing
China on 11 November 2006, the
matters arising from the decisions
of the Beijing Board Meeting
and Executive Committee Meeting,
the programmatic, operational
and financial issues of PPD.
In
the panel from the left Mr.
Harry S. Jooseery, Executive
Director of PPD, H.E. Mr. Oumar
Ibrahim Toure, Vice Chair, PPD
Board and Minister of Health,
Government of Mali, H.E. Mr.
Zhang Weiqing, Chair, PPD Board
and Minister of NPFPC, Government
of the People’s Republic
of China and Dr. Fouad Hamadi,
General Secretary, Ministry
of Health of the Kingdom of
Morocco
The
EXCO members approved the Capacity
Development Plan, the Human
Resource Development Plan and
the Strategic Business Plan.Members
thanked the UNFPA, the Hewlett
Foundation, the Packard Foundation,
and the Government of Netherlands
for their technical and financial
support to PPD. They also reviewed
the agenda and preparations
for the 2007 twelfth Board Meeting
in Rabat, Morocco.
The
EXCO members approved also a
number of important decision
as recommended by the Executive
Director.
International
Forum on “Universal Access
to Reproductive Health for the
Attainment of ICPD Goals and
MDGs”
PPPD
in collaboration with the Government
of the Kingdom of Morocco organized
from 20 to 21 November 2007
in Rabat Morocco an International
Forum on “Universal Access
to Reproductive Health for the
Attainment of ICPD goals and
MDGs” . The objectives
were:
-
To inform the participants
on the falling importance
and assistance to Reproductive
Health by the international
community and its subsequent
global impact and consequence.
- To
urge policy makers and opinion
leaders to reposition FP in
the context of RH and HIV/AIDS
integration Programme
-
To urge Governments and donors
to provide more assistance
to Reproductive Health for
the promotion of ICPD and
MDGs.
-
To develop a set of policy
recommendations that will
be shared with all stakeholders
-
To design a guide map that
will help to reorient national
and regional Programme to
achieve universal access to
Reproductive Health.
It
was attended by cabinet ministers,
senior government officials,
prominent international development
experts, eminent thinkers and
scholars, representatives of
selected NGOs, Deputy Executive
Director of UNFPA, representatives
of donor countries and agencies
and private foundations.
At
the opening ceremony, H.E. Mr.
Zhang Weiqing, Chair, PPD Board
and Minister of NPFPC, Government
of the People’s Republic
of China, H. E. Madam Yasmina
Baddou, Secretary of PPD Board
and Minister of Health, Government
of Morocco, Ms. Purnima Mane,
Deputy Executive Director (Programme)
UNFPA and Mr. Harry S. Jooseery,
Executive Director of PPD highlighted
the importance of the Universal
Access to RH for the attainment
of ICPD Goals and MDGs and urged
the participants to make meaningful
recommendations for the promotion
of RH, Population and development
through South-South Cooperation.
In
the opening session from the
left H.E. Mr. Zhang Weiqing,
Chair, PPD Board and Minister
of NPFPC, Government of the
People’s Republic of China,
H. E. Madam Yasmina Baddou,
Secretary of PPD Board and Minister
of Health, Government of Morocco,
Ms. Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive
Director (Programme) UNFPA and
Mr. Harry S. Jooseery, Executive
Director of PPD
The
participants of the International
Forum reviewed, discussed and
made recommendations on the
burning issues such as repositioning
FP; Integration of RH and HIV/AIDS;
Reproductive Health Commodity
Supply and Security; Women empowerment
and RH; Adolescent Sexual and
RH; Financial Resources for
RH Care.
Donor
agencies such as UNFPA, shared
their concern on financial constrains
for reproductive health, population
and development and made greater
commitment for technical and
financial assistance to PPD
and Reproductive Health Programmes
in developing countries. They
committed to support South-South
Cooperation as a key strategy
for universal access to reproductive
health for the attainment of
the ICPD goals and MDGs.
Policy
makers, experts and government
officials recognized the importance
of national budget for South-South
Cooperation for the promotion
of Reproductive Health and Population
and Development programme. They
also committed to advocate for
the development of national
budget and will implement in
collaboration with PPD programmes
through South – South
Collaboration.
The
Rabat Declaration was developed
to enable effective operationalization
of the meeting recommendations.
The Declaration was adopted
by the Board Members of PPD.
Click
here to see the Rabat Declaration.
Twelfth
Annual Board Meeting of PPD
The
XII Annual Board Meeting of
PPD was organized in Rabat,
Morocco on 22 November 2007
in collaboration with the Ministry
of Health, Government of the
Kingdom of Morocco. The Meeting
was presided over by H.E. Mr.
Zhang Weqing, Chair, PPD and
Minister of National Population
and Family Planning Commission
of China and was attended by
the Ministers, Board Members,
Partners Country Coordinators
(PCCs) of PPD Member States,
UNFPA and Government delegations
from Ghana, Philippines and
South Africa. Ms. Purnima Mane,
Deputy Executive Director (Programme)
UNFPA and UN Assistant Secretary-General
represented UNFPA at the Board
Meeting.
Participants
of the Twelfth Annual Board
Meeting
The Board also approved, among
others, the Strategic Business
Plan, Capacity Development Plan,
Strategic Plan for Africa and
the Human Resource Plan
The
Board decided to hold the next
Annual Board Meeting in Sana’a,
Yemen in November 2008.
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