38^th Executive Committee Meeting of PPD was held on 10^th August 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Partners in Population and Development organized their 38^th Executive Committee Meeting in Dhaka Bangladesh on 8^th -10^th August 2023. This high-level official meeting brought together distinguished Ministers from the PPD Member countries, including government officials, to deliberate and collaborate on crucial issues of national and global importance. Including the host country Bangladesh Benin, Indonesia, Kenya, and South Africa, were physically in attendance at this meeting, also Kenya and China joined virtually during the meeting.

The primary Agendas of this prestigious meeting were –

1. Opening Remarks and adoption of the 38^th EXCO meeting Agenda by H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, Chair, PPD Board, South Africa.
2. Welcoming Remarks by H.E. Mr. Zahid Maleque, MP, Host Country Minister of Health and Board of PPD, Bangladesh.
3. Adoption of the 37^th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes by H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, Chair, PPD Board, South Africa.
4. Matter arising from 37^th Executive Committee Meeting Minutes by H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, Chair, PPD Board, South Africa.
5. Secretary Report by Mr. Oliver Zambuko, Officer -in Charge, PPD
6. Host Country Report by H.E. Mr. Zahid Maleque, MP, Host Country Board of PPD, Bangladesh.
7. Treasurer’s Report by H.E. Hasto Wardoyo, Treasurer, PPD Board, Indonesia.
8. OiC report, by Mr. Oliver Zambuko, Officer -in Charge, PPD
9. PPD Work Plan and Budget for 2023 by by Mr. Oliver Zambuko, Officer -in Charge, PPD
10. Response to the findings of the Three Years External Audit Report (2018-2020) by H.E. Hasto Wardoyo, Treasurer, PPD Board, Indonesia.
11. Closed Door meeting for the EXCO Member by H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, Chair, PPD Board, South Africa.

This meeting finalized the theme of the upcoming PPD 20^th Inter-ministerial Conference on Population and Development that would be held in Zimbabwe, in October 2023.

The following members of the Executive Committee attended the meeting:

1. H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, MP, Chair of PPD and Honorable Minister for Social Development Government of the Republic of South Africa.
2. H.E. Mr. Zahid Maleque, Board and Executive Member of PPD and Honorable Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
3. H.E. Professor Benjamin I.B. Hounkpatin, Board and Executive Committee Member of PPD and Honorable Minister of Health Government of the Republic of Benin.
4. H.E. Dr. Hasto Wardoyo, SpOG (K), Treasurer, PPD Board and Honorable Chairperson National Population and Family Planning Board (NPFPB-BKKBN), Government of the Republic of Indonesia.
5. Dr. Mohamed A. Sheikh, Board and Executive Committee Member of PPD and Director General, National Council for Population and Development (NCPD), Kenya.