Statement by Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Executive Director of PPD at the 52nd session of the Commission on Population and Development (1 – 5 April 2019)
Partners in Population and Development (PPD) partnering with UNFPA organized a side event on “SSC to empower the new generation and realizing the demographic dividend” at BAPA+40, Buenos Aires, Argentina; on 20 March 2019. Executive director of PPD, Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa; on behalf of PPD board bring intervention during the BAPA+40 which is …
We are immensely delighted to announce that Mr. Adnene Ben Haj Aissa of Tunisia has joined Partners in Population and Development (PPD) as its 5th Executive Director from the 1st August 2018. Before joining PPD, Mr. Adnene served the Tunisian Government as a senior civil servant in different capacities at the National Board for Family …
Today (Wednesday, 11 July 2018) Partners in Population and Development (PPD) observed the Population Day in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Planning, Government of Bangladesh along with Civil Societies. The theme of the World Population Day 2018 is “Family planning is a human right”. Dr Hu Hongtao, Acting Executive Director of PPD along …
On 11 April 2018, UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem and PPD Acting Executive Director Mr. Hu Hongtao signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UNFPA headquarters in New York. The signing ceremony was hosted by Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, Director of UNFPA Programme Division, and graced and witnessed by the Board Members, Partner Country Coordinators …
Partners in Population and Development (PPD) and Health Engineering Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Construction of 36 Community Clinics with the financial support of Government of India on 28 December 2017. The MoU signing ceremony held in the Conference Room of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of Bangladesh in …
17th November: To Promotion of Male Participation in Family Planning and Spreads awareness about Vasectomy Government of India is hosting Vasectomy Fortnight from 21st November to 4th December 2017. Globally men’s involvement in family planning is dismally poor. In some countries, they have altogether give up on promoting family planning among men. In India, vasectomy …
Dr. Joe Thomas (from left nine) with the adolescent girls at UNICEF Child Friendly Space of Refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar Dr. Joe Thomas, Executive Director of Partners in Population and Development (PPD) visited Cox’s Bazar to study the Rohingya refugee situation, an unprecedented level population displacement with significant social, economic and cultural consequence. According to IOM, …
September 5, Dhaka: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India has launched two new contraceptives – an injectable contraceptive Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA) named Antara and a contraceptive pill, Chhaya in the public health system. These would help expand the basket of contraceptive choices to address the unmet contraceptive needs of couples. Dr. …
9th August 2017 The Permanent representative of PPD in Geneva met with the Director General of IOM. This was the first ever meeting of PPD with IOM. An introduction to PPD was given and IOM’s mandate was exchanged including the importance of South- South Cooperation on these issues. The DG stressed on the increasing need …
