India joined the Alliance in 1998.
- India hosted PPD’s Tenth Annual Board Meeting in Agra from 21-23 November 2005.
- In September 2005 India organized a National Dissemination Workshop under VLP project. At the end of the two and half years of successful project implementation, the NDWs identified and promoted a group of committed and trained visionary leaders in population and reproductive health. The principal objective of the NDWs was to share experiences and “showcase” the actions and achievements of the VLP participants (known as “VLP Fellows”) in their professional capacity and as VLP graduates.
- It hosted the Kochi Conference from 12-15 June 2001 on “Essential Health Commodity Security through South-South Collaboration”.
- Delegations from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe were invited by Famycare, an Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing company, to explore commodity exchange programmes.
- India is home to the PPD’s first Desk Officer for Asia, Ms Adarsh Misra, 1997-1999.
India led a project under the Family Planning Association of India on adolescent health, sexuality, information and counselling services with Nepal and Pakistan. The methodology developed in India was shared and adapted to the needs of the other countries. - Zimbabwe, Gambia, Uganda, Bangladesh and Indonesia benefited from fellowship courses in population from IPS India.
- India benefited from fellowship courses from Egypt, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.
The National Institute of Family Welfare conducted two GLP training courses in 2002.