US$ 2 Million Chinese Grant for PPD

Beijing: 19/03/2016.  Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU) has been signed between Partners in Population and Development (PPD) and the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China on  grant of  US dollar  two  million  towards strengthening South- South Cooperation by PPD

H.E. Mr. Wang Pei’an, Honorable Vice-Minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC), Government of the People’s Republic of China and Dr. Joe Thomas, Executive Director of PPD signed the MOU in the presence of H.E. Dr. Li Bin, Honorable Minister of NPFPC, Government of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Zahid Maleque, Honorable State Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dr. Ridha Gataa, President Director-General, National Board for Family and Population, Ministry of Public Health, Government of Tunisia, Mr. Thokozani William Magwaza, Director-General, Department of Social Development, Government of the Republic of South Africa, Mrs.  Margaret Tambudzai Matongo, Deputy Reproductive Health Officer, Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Zimbabwe.

This grant would be utilized for asset creation of the Inter-Governmental Organization, PPD in promoting South-South Cooperation for enhancing, reproductive health, family planning, addressing population dynamics,  population and development.

The MOU was signed at the opening of the 28th Executive Committee meeting of PPD held in Beijing.