Annual Report 2011 - Partners in Population and Development

2011ANNUALREPORTPartnersinPopulationandDevelopment(PPD)AnInter-governmentalOrganizationForPromotingSouth-SouthCooperation

Partners in Population and Development (PPD) is an Intergovernmentalalliance of 25 developing countries accounting for57% of the world population. PPD was initiated during theInternational Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)held in Cairo in 1994 to expand and strengthen South-Southcollaboration between and among the developing countries in thefield of reproductive health, population and development. Thealliance embraced the concept of South-South collaboration toenable its members and other developing countries to share theirknowledge, experiences, and expertise and best practices to ensuresustainable development and improve the quality of life throughpopulation, development and reproductive health programmes. Theconcept received further stimulus in the Program of Action adoptedby 179 Governments at the ICPD in Cairo in 1994, which states that:“…..more attention should be given to South-South Cooperation aswell as to new ways of mobilizing private contributions, particularlyin partnership with nongovernmental organizations. Theinternational community should urge the donor agencies to improveand modify their funding procedures in order to facilitate and givehigh priority to supporting direct South-South collaborationarrangements. ….South-South Cooperation at all levels is animportant instrument of development.Annual Report 2011 | i

Vision of PPDAn Intergovernmental Alliance leading the promotion of South-SouthCooperation towards attainment of the global population andReproductive Health agenda for sustainable development.Mission of PPDPPD an Intergovernmental Alliance of developing countries iscommitted to improving the quality of life of people throughsustained advocacy, capacity building, networking, knowledgesharing and management and transfer of technology in the field ofreproductive health, population and development within theframework of South-South Cooperation.Annual Report 2011 | ii

Acronyms and Abbreviations 02Message from the Chair 03Forward 05Highlights of 2011 07Our Partners 09Our Work 14Africa Regional Office (ARO) 15Background 15Sharing experiences and good practices 16Networking and building partnership 17Policy Dialogue 19China Programme Office (CPO) 20Background 20Capacity Building and South-South Cooperation 21Strengthened Partnerships 23New York Office (NYO) 24Background 24Represented PPD at the UN General Assembly / its committees……….and other UN bodies: 25Liaison with the Permanent Missions of PPD member countries………and other UN members and senior officials of UN Organizations 25Our Commitments towards Reproductive Health 27Our work for Capacity Building 30Our Commitment towards South-South Cooperation 32Governance 37Organizational Capacity Building 39Annual Report 2011 | 1

AFPAIDSAROASRHBMACARMMACDCCSODFIDDGFPEARHNFPGOPFPHIVICDDR, BICPDICTIIPSIPACJAPMPoAMDGMoHMoHFWMSHNIHFWNPC/TSNTFNGONPFPCNSSSSCPCCPIPoAPPDPRSPRHRHCSRHSCSBPSRHSRHRS-SSSCSSWGUNUNDPUNFPAWHOZNFPCAdvance Family PlanningAcquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeAfrica Regional OfficeAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthBritish Medical AssociationCampaign on the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in AfricaCairo Demographic CentreCivil Society OrganizationDepartment for International DevelopmentDirectorate General Family PlanningEast Africa Reproductive Health NetworkFamily PlanningGeneral Office for Population and Family PlanningHuman Immune deficiency VirusInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, BangladeshInternational Conference of Population and DevelopmentInformation Communication TechnologyInternational Institute for Population SciencesInternational Programme Advisory CommitteeJoint Action PlanMaputo Plan of ActionMillennium Development GoalMinistry of HealthMinistry of Health and Family WelfareManagement Sciences for HealthNational Institute of Health and Family WelfareNational Population Council/Technical SecretariatTask ForceNon-Governmental OrganizationNational Population and Family Planning CommissionNational Support Structure for South-South CooperationPartner Country CoordinatorPartner InstitutionsProgramme of ActionPartners in Population and DevelopmentPoverty Reduction Strategy PapersReproductive HealthReproductive Health Commodity SecurityReproductive Health Supplies CoalitionStrategic Business PlanReproductive HealthSexual and Reproductive Health and RightsSouth-SouthSouth-South CooperationSystems Strengthening Working GroupUnited NationsUnited Nations Development ProgramUnited Nations Population FundWorld Health OrganizationZimbabwe‘s National Family Planning CouncilAnnual Report 2011 | 2

common good. Thank you for being part of this great endeavour to bring innovative healthsolutions to the least fortunate among us.I take the opportunity to thank the Executive Director of PPD and all the staff at theSecretariat, in Uganda, China and New York offices for their very hard work and wish themplenty of success.Sincerely,H.E. Mr. Ghulam Nabi AzadChair PPD BoardUnion Minister of Health and Family WelfareGovernment of IndiaAnnual Report 2011 | 4

I sincerely thank the Board of PPD, donor communities, PPD Executive Committeemembers, Partners Country Coordinators, Partner Institutes for their valued support andguidance. I am also grateful to PPD staff of the Secretariat, Africa Regional Office, ChinaProgram office and New York office for all the hard work.As we embark on the implementation of the new Strategic Business Plan in 2012, I see anew light of hope for a more concerted action to address global concerns and challenges.Thank you again for trusting PPD as an intergovernmental organization for South- SouthCooperation. I am confident that PPD is poised to build on its achievements in sharingSouth–South experiences in the implementation of the ICPD PoA beyond 2014 and in thecontext of MDGs.Thank youDr. Joe ThomasExecutive DirectorPartners in Population and Development (PPD)Annual Report 2011 | 6

31 January, 2011Breakfast Meeting with Member Counties’ UNRepresentativesNew York, USA — PPD’s liaison office to the UnitedNations (UN) and the permanent mission ofBangladesh to the UN organized a breakfast meetingfor South-South Cooperation at the Bangladeshmission, in UN. Representatives of several permanentmissions and United Nations agencies attended theevent.8-10 February, 2011The International Conference “Population,Development, and Family Planning inFrancophone West Africa: The Urgency forAction”Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - The RegionalDirector of PPD ARO attended the internationalconference on “Population, Development, and FamilyPlanning in Francophone West Africa: The Urgencyfor Action,” that was held in Ouagadougou, BurkinaFaso February 8-10, 2011. The conference broughttogether delegations from eight countries in theregion (Benin, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,Senegal, Togo, and Burkina) and provided a forum foridentifying concrete solutions to meet the need forfamily planning in the region.04 April, 201117th Executive Committee MeetingNew Delhi, India — The 17th Executive Committeemeeting of PPD was held in Delhi on 2-4 April 2011.The meeting was organized by PPD in collaborationwith the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,Government of India.14 April, 2011Meeting of PPD Stakeholders during 44th Sessionof UN-CPDNew York, USA — PPD organized jointly a breakfastmeeting with the permanent mission of Bangladeshon 14th April 2011 at the premises of the Bangladeshmission in New York. The meeting was organized forthe participants from PPD member countries, as wellas for representatives from the permanent missionsof PPD countries located in New York. The mission ofBangladesh graciously hosted the PPD meeting.18 May, 2011Meeting with Viet Nam Board member:Hanoi, Viet Nam - PPD delegation had a meetingwith Dr. Duong Quoc Trong, General Director ofGeneral Office for Population-Family Planning andBoard member, PPD Board. Over 55 participantsfrom diversified disciplines e.g. high governmentofficials from different departments of ministry ofhealth, representatives from other ministries, UNagencies, NGOs, INGOs, CSOs and mass mediaattended the workshop.19 May, 2011South–South Workshop in Viet Nam:Hanoi, Viet Nam - A South – South Cooperationworkshop was held at the International ConferenceCenter, Hanoi, Viet Nam on May 19, 2011. Theworkshop was jointly organized by PPD and theGovernment of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.25-26 May, 2011Population Footprints SymposiumLondon UK- The Regional Director of PPD ARO, Dr.Jotham Musinguzi, participated in The UCL-Leverhulme Trust Population Footprints GlobalSymposium on human population growth and globalcarrying capacity.10 June, 2011PPD’s participations at the United Nations’ HighlevelMeeting on HIV/AIDS in New York- The UNGeneral Assembly ‘s three-day High-level meeting onAIDS, held during 8-10 June 2010 at UN headquartersin New York. Many members of the PPD Boardincluding H.E Ghulam Nabi Azad, the Minister ofAnnual Report 2011 | 7

Highlights of 2011Health and Family Welfare of India and the Chair ofthe PPD Board attended the meeting.24 June, 201118th Executive Committee meeting:Dalian City, China - The 18th Executive CommitteeMeeting of PPD was held on 23-24 June in Dalian City,China. The meeting was organized by PPD incollaboration with Government of the People’sRepublic of China.31 October, 20112011 Annual Partner Country Coordinators(PCCs) meeting held inPretoria, South Africa — PPD and the Governmentof South Africa jointly organized the PCC meeting.The objective of the meeting was to review anddiscuss PPD activities and capacity building of themember countries’ focal persons.02 November, 2011PPD honored Professor Fred SaiPretoria, South Africa —PPD honored ProfessorFred Sai with a lifetime achievement award for hiscontinuous effort in promoting South-Southcooperation at the international conference presidedover by the PPD Chair.3 November, 2011PPD Board and Executive committee meetingPretoria South Africa— PPD organized its 16thAnnual Board meeting and 18th Executive Committeemeeting in Pretoria South Africa with remarkableparticipation from its board members. H.E. Mr.Ghulam Nabi Azad, Honorable Union Minister ofHealth and Family Welfare of the Government ofIndia and Chair of PPD Board presided over theseevents.1-2 November, 2011International Conference on “PopulationDynamics, Climate Change and sustainableDevelopment”Pretoria, South Africa — The Government of SouthAfrica and PPD organized the InternationalConference on “Population Dynamics, Climate Changeand sustainable Development”. H. E. Ms. BathabileOlive Dlamini member, PPD Board and HonourableMinister for Social Development, the Government ofthe Republic of South Africa inaugurated theconference. The Pretoria Declaration, a key outcomeof the conference was adopted by the participants.1 November, 2011Launching of Publication on InnovativeExperiences in Addressing Population andReproductive Health Challenges in PPD MemberStatesPretoria, South Africa — PPD launched its latestvolume in the Sharing Innovative Experiences bookseries, experiences in addressing population andreproductive health challenges, which documents 10case studies of innovative practices and successfulapproaches for tackling various aspects of populationchallenges with the support from UNDP South –South Unit.Annual Report 2011 | 8

PPD is governed by a Board consisting mainly of Ministers of Health,Population and Social Development from the Member States. The Boardelects the four Executive Committee members for a three year term (Chair,Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer) and Bangladesh is a permanentmember of the Executive Committee. The Board meets once each year todiscuss the governance, policy, programmatic and financial issues while theExecutive Committee meets twice between the Board meetings to provideguidance to and evaluate the achievements of the organization. The By-Lawssigned by each member state regulate the governance and functioning of theorganization.Our BoardBANGLADESHH.E. Prof. A. F. M. Ruhal Haque, MPHonourable Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW),Government of the People’s Republic of BangladeshBENINH.E. Professeur Dorothée GAZARDHonourable Minister, Ministry of Health, Republic of Benin, BeninCHINAH.E. Dr. LI BinHonourable Minister, National Population and Family Planning Commissionof China (NPFPC), Government of the People’s Republic of ChinaExecutive CommitteeChair: H.E. Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad,Honorable Union Minister of Healthand Family Welfare of theGovernment of IndiaVice Chair: H.E. Dr. Li Bin, Minister ofNational Population and FamilyPlanning Commission (NPFPC)Government of the People’s Republicof ChinaSecretary: Dr. Boniface OmugaK’Oyugi MBS, CEO of NationalCoordinating Agency for Populationand Development (NCAPD)Government of KenyaTreasurer: Prof. Habiba BENROMDHANE, President, Director-General National Board for Familyand PopulationHost Country Board Member:H.E. Prof. Dr. AFM Ruhal Haque,Honorable Minister of Health andFamily Welfare, Government of thePeople’s Republic of BangladeshEGYPTH.E Prof. Dr. Ashraf Mahmoud Ibrahim HatemHonourable Minister, Ministry of health and population, Government of the Arab Republic of EgyptAnnual Report 2011 | 9

Our PartnersETHIOPIAH.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusHonourable Minister, Ministry of Health, FederalDemocratic Republic of EthiopiaTHE GAMBIAH.E. Mrs. Isatou Njie-SaidyHonourable Vice President and Secretary, State forWomen's Affairs, Government of the GambiaINDIAH.E. Mr. Ghulam Nabi AzadHonourable Minister, Union Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare, Government of IndiaINDONESIAH.E. Dr. Sugiri Syarief, MPAChairperson, National Family Planning CoordinationBoard (BKKBN), Government of IndonesiaJORDANH.E. Dr. Nayef AI-FayesHonourable Minister, Ministry of HealthGovernment of the Hashemite Kingdom of JordanKENYADr. Boniface O. K’Oyugi, MBSCEO, National Coordinating Agency for Populationand Development, KenyaMOROCCOH.E. Madame Yasmina BADDOUMinister of Health, Government of the Kingdom ofMoroccoMALIH.E. Mme Diallo Madeleine BAHonourable Minister, Ministry of HealthGovernment of MaliMEXICOMr. Félix Vélez Fernández VarelaSecretary-General, Consejo Nacional de Población(CONAPO), Secretaría de Gobernación, MexicoNIGERIAH.E. Dr. Shamsudeen UsmanHonourable Minister and Deputy ChairmanNational Planning Commission (NPC)Government of the Federal Republic of NigeriaPAKISTANMr. Javed MahmoodSecretary, Planning & Development DivisionGovernment of PakistanSENEGALH.E. Mr Modou DIAGNE FADAHonourable Minister of Health, Prevention and PublicHygiene, Ministry of Health, Government of SenegalSOUTH AFRICAH.E. Ms. Bathabile Olive DlaminiHonourable Minister for Social DevelopmentGovernment of the Republic of South AfricaTHAILANDDr. Somyos DeerasameeHonourable Director-General, Department of Health,Ministry of Public Health, The Royal ThaiGovernmentTUNISIAProf. Habiba BEN ROMDHANEPresident, Director-GeneralNational Board for Family and Population, TunisiaUGANDAH.E. Mr. Matia KasaijaHonourable Minister of State for PlanningMinistry of Finance, Planning and EconomicDevelopment, Government of the Republic of UgandaVIET NAMDr. Duong Quoc TrongGeneral Director of General Office forPopulation-Family Planning (GOPFP)Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet NamAnnual Report 2011 | 10

Our PartnersYEMENH.E. Dr. Ahmed Ali BourjiSecretary General, Technical Secretariat, NationalPopulation Council, Council of MinistersRepublic of YemenZIMBABWEH.E. Dr. Henry MadzoreraHonourable MinisterMinistry of Health and Child WelfareGovernment of Zimbabwe……………………………………………………...………..…Our Partner Country Coordinators(PCCs)BANGLADESHMr. Md. Zakir HossainJoint Secretary (FW & Prog.)Ministry of Health and Family WelfareGovernment of the People’s Republic of BangladeshTel: (88-02) 716 6695Fax: (88-02) 716 9077Email: jsfwp@mohfw.gov.bd;zhossain1959@gmail.comBENINDr. Saizonou JacquesMinistre de la Santé Publique du BÉNINTel: +229-21-34-16-74 / +229-21-34-16-75Fax: 229-21-341672Email: saizonoujacques@yahoo.frCHINAMr. Hu HongtaoDeputy Director-GeneralDepartment of International CooperationNational Population and Family PlanningCommissionGovernment of the People’s Republic of ChinaTel: (86-10) 6203 0636Fax: (86-10) 6203 0831Email: hongtaohu@126.com; hthu@npfpc.gov.cnEGYPTDr. Atef el ShitanyRapporteur, National Population Council (NPC)P.O.B Kornish El Nile - Maadi - Beside El Salam AldolyHospital, CairoTel : +(20-2) 25266066Fax : +(20-2) 25266066Email: npcegypt1@hotmail.com;atefelshitany@gmail.comETHIOPIADr. Tenagne Setargie KebedeProgramme Officer, National Maternal HealthProgrammes, Urban Health Promotion DiseasePrevention Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health,Government of the Federal Republic of EthiopiaTel: +251911453309Fax: +251115524549Email: tenagnekbd3@gmail.comTHE GAMBIAMr Saikou JK TrawallyDirector of Population AffairsSecretariat of the National Population CommissionOffice of the President, State House, BanjulTel: (220) 420 1976, 422 4143, 422 7022, 422 4146Fax: (220) 422 4143E-mail: saikoujk@yahoo.com; pop.sec@qanet.gmGHANAMs. Esther CofieHead, Population and Development UnitNational Population Council, GhanaTel: (233-302) 665713 / (233-302) 668944Fax: 233-21-662249E-mail: esthercofie@yahoo.comAnnual Report 2011 | 11

INDIAMs. Anuradha GuptaJoint Secretary, Ministry of Health and FamilyWelfare, Government of the Republic of IndiaTel: (91-011) 2306 1195Fax: (91-011) 2306 1842Email: anuradha.gupta@nic.in;anuradha-gupta@hotmail.comINDONESIAMs. KasmiyatiDeputy of Training and DevelopmentNational Family Planning Coordinating Board(BKKBN)Tel: (62-21) 801 1882Fax: (62-21) 801 1882Email: kasmiyati_juli@yahoo.co.idKENYAMr. Charles N. OisebeSenior Population Programme Officer (South-SouthInitiative), National Council for Population andDevelopment (NCPD)Tel: (254-20) 2711 600/1Fax: (254-020) 271 6508Email: coisebe@ncapd-ke.org;oisebe2001@yahoo.comMALIMr. Adama DiarraDirector General, National Solidarity FundMinistry of Social Development Solidarity and AgeingPeopleTel: +223 20-227815Fax: +223-20-223-69-16E-mail: ads@datatech.toolnet.org;adama2002@hotmail.com;kignanadama2005@yahoo.frMEXICOMs. María Antonieta UgaldeGeneral Director for PopulationPrograms and International AffairsMexico's National Council of PopulationEmail: maugalde@segob.gob.mxMOROCCODr. LAHLOU KhalidDirector of Population, Ministry of healthDirection de la populationRabat – Kingdom of MoroccoTel: (212-537) 690694 /691285 / 692198Fax: (212-537) 691285 / 691082Email: klahlou@sante.gov.ma;Dr.Khalid.LAHLOU@gmail.com;lacharai@hotmail.comNIGERIAMs. Falilat N AbdulraheemAssistant Director ( Multilateral)International Co-operation DepartmentThe Presidency, National Planning CommissionTel: +234-8065531308Email : nikeabdul@yahoo.co.ukPAKISTANMr. Abdul WaheedDirector, Planning and Foreign CoordinationPopulation Programme Wing of Planning andDevelopment Division, IslamabadTel: +92-51-924 6111Fax: +92-51-924 6100E-mail: dir_fat@yahoo.comSOUTH AFRICAMr. Jacques van ZuydamChief Director Population and DevelopmentDepartment of Social Development, Republic of SouthAfricaTel: (27-12) 312 7961, 317 6500Annual Report 2011 | 12

Fax: (27-12) 312 7710E-mail: jacques@dsd.gov.za; jacques@socdev.gov.zaTHAILANDDr. Kittipong SaejengDirector, Reproductive Health DivisionDepartment of Health, Ministry of Public HealthTel: (66-2) 590 4165, 590 4171Fax: (66-2) 590 4163E-mail: jeng4ever@hotmail.com;south@health.moph.go.thTUNISIAMr. Ben Haj Aissa AdneneDirector, Technical CooperationNational Office of Family and Population (ONFP)Tel: (216-70) 728931Fax: (216-71) 345 790, 354 967Email: bha.adnene@rns.tn; bhaadnene@yahoo.frUGANDADr. Betty KyadondoHead of Family Health DepartmentPopulation Secretariat (POPSEC)Ministry of Finance, Planning & EconomicDevelopmentTel: (256 41) 705 400-1Fax: (256 41) 343 116Email: bettykyad@yahoo.comYEMENMr. Abdul-Malik SharafuddinTechnical Advisor and Director General of Planningand Resource Moblization, Technical Secretariat ofNational Population Council (NPC/TS)Council of Ministers, Republic of YemenTel: (967-1) 231 528, 231 813Fax: (967-1) 231 215Email: Sharafuddin@hotmail.com;sharafuddinam@yahoo.com;sharafuddin2007@yahoo.comZIMBABWEDr. Munyaradzi MurwiraExecutive DirectorZimbabwe National Family Planning CouncilTel: (263-4) 620 281-5, +263 4 621909Fax: 263 04 620280E-mail: ed@znfpc.org.zwVIET NAMMr. Dinh Huy DuongDeputy Director of Personnel Department of GeneralOffice for Population-Family Planning (GOPFP)Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet NamTel: (84 - 4) 22 431 625Fax: (84 - 4) 374 74 993Email: dinhhuyduong63@yahoo.co.uk;dinhhuyduong63@gmail.comAnnual Report 2011 | 13

OUR WORKPPD has its Secretariat headed by the Executive Director, which is located in Dhaka,Bangladesh. It has a Regional Office in Kampala, Uganda headed by a Regional Director tocoordinate South-South program activities in Africa. It has a Program Office in Taicang,China headed by a Director to organize its South-South Capacity Development activitiesfor professionals from the member states. In order to represent PPD in the UnitedNations, PPD maintains a Liaison Office to the UN in New York headed by the PPDPermanent Observer to the United Nations. PPD also has a country coordinatingmechanism involving one senior government official in each member state known asPartners Country Coordinators (PCCs) to coordinate South-South program activities withdifferent sectors within the country, among other member countries and with the PPDoffices and its affiliates.Annual Report Annual 2011 Report | 14 | 14

AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE (ARO)BackgroundThe 11 th PPD Executive Committee Meeting held inApril 2006 in China, took the decision to open aRegional Africa Office to oversee the sexual andreproductive health program in Africa while fosteringSouth-South Cooperation. In 2007, PPD opened aRegional Office in Kampala, Uganda. The PPD AROlinks 14 African countries who are members of PPD.The office works through three strategies:1. Policy dialogue;2. Networking and building strategic partnershipsin the region; and3. Sharing of experiences and good practices.Annual Report | 15

Our Work – Africa Regional OfficeSharing experiences and good practices“Lesson learning” field visit to EthiopiaPPD ARO in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health and Ministry of Finance of Ethiopiaorganized a lesson learning field visit to Ethiopia’s Health Extension Programme (HEP). The HEP is aninnovative community based approach toincrease access to health information andservices. Participants on the field visit weredrawn from Eastern Africa ReproductiveHealth Network (EARHN) membercountries including Burundi, Ethiopia,Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan andUganda. This capacity building programwas part of Advance Family Planning (AFP)initiative funded by the Bill and MelindaGates Institute for Population andReproductive Health and the David andLucile Packard Foundation. The AFPConsortium is led by the Johns HopkinsUniversity (JHU) Bloomberg School of Public Health and Bill & Melinda Gates Institute. Partnersinclude the Centre for Communication Programs at JHU, African Women’s Development Fund,Partners in Population and Development, and Futures Group International.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Capacity Building workshop on “Spitfire advocacystrategies”, in Nairobi, KenyaPPD ARO and Johns Hopkins BloombergSchool of Public Health, USA jointlyorganized a training workshop on theSpitfire Strategies Approach for familyplanning advocacy. The workshop was heldfrom July 19-21, 2011, at Chester House,Nairobi, Kenya for EARHN focal persons.This activity was a part of the AdvanceFamily Planning (AFP) initiative aimed atrevitalizes family planning programsthrough increased and more effectivefunding and improved policy commitmentsat the local, national and global levels.Annual Report | 16

Our Work – Africa Regional OfficeCapacity building for presenters on“Sub Saharan Africa Rapid Model”A capacity building programme on Sub Saharan RAPID Model on advocacy was organized for PPDARO staff on January 5-7, 2011 in Kampala, Uganda. The objective of the training was to build theskills of PPD ARO Staff in using a Sub Saharan RAPID Model to undertake effective advocacy forRH/FP in Africa. Dr Tom Goliber of Futures Group International facilitated this event.Networking and building partnershipHealth Policy Project (HPP) OrientationWorkshop, Washington, USAMr. Abdelylah Lakssir, International Programme Officer with PPD ARO, attended the HPP orientationworkshop held in Washington, DC, USA from 22-28 January 2011. HPP is a five years cooperativeagreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It isimplemented by the Futures Group, in collaboration with the Centre for Development andPopulation Activities (CEDPA), Futures Institute and PPD ARO. The project focuses on reproductivehealth, HIV and AIDS, maternal health, and health systems strengthening.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Packard Foundation Grantees and PartnersMeeting, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaPatrick Mugirwa, Programme Officer with PPDARO attended the Packard Foundation grantees andpartners meeting which was held from February 1–2, 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose ofthe meeting was to share experiences, achievements and challenges in implementing programmesby the Packard Foundation supported grantees.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Capacity plus Project OrientationMeetings, Washington D.CPPDARO Programme Officer, Mr. Patrick Mugirwa attended the Capacity Plus Project orientationprogram in, Washington D.C. This was on invitation by Capacity Plus project management toPPDARO as an associate partner to a 5- year project on Human Resources for Health SystemsAnnual Report | 17

Our Work – Africa Regional OfficeStrengthening. The purpose of the mission was to orient the PPD ARO staff to better understand thework of Capacity Plus. In addition, the mission gave an opportunity to PPDARO and the Capacity Plusproject’s Communications Unit to work together and develop effective Human Resources for Health(HRH) advocacy messages and materials.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Advance Family Planning (AFP) PartnersMeeting, Baltimore, USThree staff from PPD ARO namely Dr. Jotham Musinguzi, Mr. Abdelylah Lakssir and Mr. PatrickMugirwa attended AFP Partners Meeting in Baltimore, US from March 21 – 25. The purpose of themeeting was to share experiences, lessons learned, achievements and challenges regardingimplementation of AFP interventions by AFP partners and to develop an annual work plan.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Partnership with the African Union (AU)PPD ARO has become a key partner to the AU inadvocating and implementing several activities.Most of these activities are around thepromotion and implementation of the MaputoPlan of Action (PoA) as a continental frameworkof SRHR to help in achieving the ICPD PoA andMDGs. The following are some of the activitiesthat PPD ARO was involved in throughpartnership with AU in 2011:i. Experts meeting on the harmonizationof Maputo PoA with MDG4 and 5 and Abuja Declaration with MDG6, April 6 - 8, 2011ii. Fifth Session of African Health Ministers Conference (CAMH5), Windhoek, Namibia, April 17– 21, 2011iii. The Fourth EARHN Coordination Meeting, April 25 – 30, Kampala, Ugandaiv. 8 th Ordinary Session of the African Population Commission(APC) 15-16 September 2011,Addis Ababa, Ethiopiav. Meeting for development of the integrated Africa Maternal, New born and Child Health(MNCH) advocacy strategy and guidelines for CSO Engagement for Promotion &Implementation of Maputo PoA.Annual Report | 18

Our Work – Africa Regional OfficePolicy DialogueMeeting of Uganda’s ParliamentaryForum on MDGsIn May 2011, PPD ARO facilitated a breakfast meetingin Kampala for Uganda’s Parliamentary Forum onMDGs. The purpose of the meeting was to shareprogress and challenges to Uganda’s attainment of theMDGs and to agree by consensus on the pertinentissues in the Strategic Plan for the forum.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Workshops with Sector Heads and technicalpersonnel in Mukono and Mayuge districts of UgandaPPD ARO in partnership with Population Secretariat and the Ministry of Local Government ofUganda organized a series of workshops in Mukono and Mayuge Districts in Uganda. Theseworkshops aimed to help the district officials as well as sub-counties’ technical and administrativepersonnel to understand the concept of integrating and prioritizing family planning in theirdevelopment plans and budgets as well as implement it in the 2011/2012 financial year. The sectorsrepresented in those meetings included; finance, production, education, health, community services,water, environment, technical and works, management support services and district planning unit.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC)Conference and side meeting for ChineseMembership in RHSCsPPD ARO was represented during the RHSC’s Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20–24, 2011.The theme of the conference was “Access for All: Supplying a new decade for reproductive health”.PPD participated in the Coalition meeting mainly as the organizer of Pillar III which was on "Countryownership in a globalized world. Beside this, a parallel meeting was conducted by PPD andPathfinder International where they discussed about their joint proposals’ to RHSC to engage Chinaas a potential member of this coalition.Annual Report | 19

CHINA PROGRAMME OFFICE (CPO)BackgroundWith the support of the People’s Republic of China, in2006, PPD opened a Program Office in China. TheProgram Office is located in the Premises of ChinaTraining Centre (CTC) in Taicang City. The objective ofthe office is to galvanize resources and spearhead aseries of program activities:Through Capacity Building for the promotionof South-South Cooperation in RH, Populationand Development activities.Facilitates the transfer of RH Commodities andTechnologies between developing countries.Annual Report | 20

Our Work – China Programme OfficeCapacity Building for South-South CooperationStudy tour for professionals from BangladeshPPD China Program Office in collaboration withNanjing Training Centre organized a study tour forhealth professionals from Bangladesh. TheBangladeshi delegation consisted of eleven FPprogram managers and technical service providersfrom Bangladesh Directorate General of FP, local FPdivisions and UNFPA Bangladesh office. The studytour provided them first-hand experience of China'sFP program and MCH system at national andcommunity levels.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Seminar on Mother and Children Health CarePromotion for Anglophone African CountriesPPD China Program office organized a three week long seminar on Mother and Children health carepromotion for Anglophone African countries. This seminar was sponsored by National Populationand Family Planning Commission (NPFPC) and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of China. Six PPDparticipants from Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana,Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa attended thisevent. This was an opportunity for theparticipants to learn from China’s experiencein promoting MCH care, China’s familyplanning program and on challenges to achieveMDGs and ICPDs goals. The workshop wasgraced by the presence of H.E. Mrs.Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma, first lady of thePeoples’ Republic of South Africa who attendedthe session and it is hoped that she wouldbecome a goodwill ambassador and advocateof MCH issues.Annual Report | 21

Our Work – China Programme OfficeSeminar on Mother and Children Health CarePromotion for French-speaking African CountriesA seminar on Mother and Children Health carepromotion for Francophone African countrieswas organized by PPD China office from 10- 28July, 2011. This seminar brought three PPDparticipants form Benin, South Africa, Mali. Theseminar was sponsored by MOFCOM andNPFPC. During the seminar, participants madea commitment that they will work tostrengthen policy dialogue and technicalcooperation among themselves and theirrespective member countries.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………International Seminar for South-South Cooperationon NGO Capacity Building in Populationand Reproductive HealthAn international seminar for South-South Cooperation on NGO capacity building in population andreproductive health was organized by PPD China office from 9-10 October 2011. This event opened aplatform for South-South Cooperation as it was attended by over thirty different stakeholders fromAsia, Africa and Latin America.Annual Report | 22

Our Work – China Programme OfficeStrengthened PartnershipPartnership with UNFPA China country ProgramPPD China office is an important partner of UNFPA China regarding South-South Cooperation (SSC).PPD China office was on the leading Committee for drafting the SSC proposal of the 7th UNFPACountry Program Action Plan (CPAP). The proposal suggested creating adequate and structuredinstitutional support among the concerned national stakeholders. The proposal also madesuggestions on issues like: facilitating the capacity building to national partners and encouragingwide participation of public and private sectors in South-South Cooperation in population anddevelopment.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Technical and Consultative SupportPPD China office provided technical and consultative support for different government departmentsand organizations on the following issues: 1. Population and climate change; 2. Sino-implant,including its overseas registration and bulk procurement by international donor agencies, WHOprequalification 3. Impacts of decentralization on FP programs in Indonesia; 4. Population and FPprograms in Malaysia; 5. Early childhood development; 6. Latest trends on global population anddevelopment; 7. Government agencies dedicated to population and development in selectedcountries; 8. United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).Annual Report | 23

NEW YORK OFFICE(NYO)BackgroundPPD was conferred the Permanent Observer status at theUN General Assembly through its resolution No 57/29 inNovember 2002. According to the requirement of UNObservers, PPD maintains a liaison office to the UN inNew York. The role of the office is to -• Provide high-level representation for PPD at themeetings of the General Assembly, Economic andSocial Council, UNDP/UNFPA Executive Boardand other UN organs;• Maintains regular liaison with the PermanentMissions of PPD member countries and other UNmembers, and senior officials of UNorganizations;• Explore the possibility of establishing a UScommittee as a non-profit entity for PPD• Undertakes other external relations activities, asappropriate and develop or participate inprojects, relevant to the work of the PPD.Annual Report | 24

Our Work – New York OfficeRepresented PPD at the UN General Assembly /its committees and other UN bodies:During this period, the PPD UN Observer represented the organization at the 65 th and 66 thSession of the General Assembly. PPD was also represented at the various GA High LevelMeetings :(a) on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (b) on Desertification(c) on the Tenth Anniversary of Durban Conference (d) on the High Level General Debate on theRole of Negotiations in Settlement of Conflicts. (e) High Level Summit on Youth organized by the65th Session of the General Assembly during 25-28 July 2011. (f) High Level Summit onHIV/AIDS.The Observer gave statements on behalf of PPD in the various Commissions of the UnitedNations, including, the 49 th session of the Commission on Social development, 55 th session of theCommission on the Status of Women, 44 th session of the Commission on Population andDevelopment and 19th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development.The Observer and the Executive Director of PPD represented PPD in different sessions of UNDP/ UNFPA /UNOPS Executive Board Meeting and made statements on behalf of PPD that can beaccessed on the PPD website.Liaison with the Permanent Missions of PPDmember countries and other UN members andsenior officials of UN OrganizationsLiaison and External Relations Workwithin United NationsThe permanent observer maintained regular liaison with the permanent missions of PPD membercountries, other UN members and with senior officials of the UN. In UNFPA, the observer liaisedwith the Deputy Executive Director, Director and Deputy Director of technical division to : (a) definecollaboration areas between PPD and UNFPA for 2011 (b) discussed and responded to the UNFPAexternal evaluation of PPD activities during 2008-2010 (c) submitted and followed up on PPDprojects, including negotiating a grant for PPD in 2011 for selected PPD activities and (d) providedtechnical clarifications to UNFPA on grant related issues and the Letter of Understanding.The PPD UN Observer office actively collaborated with the UNDP Unit for South-South Cooperationon strengthening cooperation between the two institutions including the publication and launch ofPPD innovative practices in population and reproductive health.Annual Report | 25

Our Work – New York OfficeAdvocacy and facilitating activities forPPD member countriesThe PPD Permanent UN Observer sensitized PPD member countries about PPD activities and onprogram through their missions in New York. In 2011, the Observer’s Office jointly organized withthe permanent mission of Bangladesh two breakfast meetings in New York for PPD and otherdeveloping countries’ mission on South-South cooperation on 31 January and 14 April 2011. Both ofthe events were well attended and much appreciated by the PPD member countries. A proposal wasmade by the participants that it should become a regular feature in the margins of the annualsessions of the Commission on Population and Development.Beside this, during the General Assembly session on 8-10 June 2011 the observer office alsofacilitated the meeting between H.E the Indian Health Minister, the Chair of the PPD Executive Boardand H.E the Bangladesh Minister for Health, the permanent member of the PPD Board.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Yogyakarta Declaration as an UN Document!The United Nations supported PPD as a Permanent Observer to the UN for improvement ofreproductive health, family planning and maternal health in the developing countries through South-South Cooperation. In 2011, the United Nations issued the “Yogyakarta Declaration” of PPD as anofficial document of the Commission on Population and Development and widely disseminated it inall its 6 official languages, namely English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic. TheYogyakarta Declaration was adopted by the Ministers and senior government officials of 25 PPDmember together with more than 250 participants including international experts, representatives ofNGOs, Civil-society, UNFPA and WHO at the International Conference on “Promoting Family Planningand Maternal Health for Poverty Alleviation” organized by PPD and the Government of Indonesia inYogyakarta, Indonesia on 26 and 27 October 2010.The Declaration sets out a number of recommendations for developing countries and other partnersrelated to major issues and concerns related to family planning, maternal health and povertyalleviation, financial and human resources required to improve family planning and maternal healthand leveraging South-South cooperation for the attainment of ICPD Goals and MDGs. Participants atthe conference expressed firm commitments for the implementation of the Declaration throughreorientation and readjustment of their national policies and programs. PPD wishes to thank theUnited Nations wholeheartedly for this crucial support and looks forward to continued support forimproving lives of the peoples of developing countries in the days to come.Annual Report | 26

PPD to meet integrated andcomprehensive Family PlanningneedsPPD is partnering with a DFID funded ResearchProgram Consortium (RPC) for meeting theUnmet Needs for Family Planning and ImprovingAccess to Safe Abortion. The other members inthe consortium are Africa Population and HealthResearch Centre, Centre for Population Studies,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,International Centre for Diarrheal DiseaseResearch, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B) and MarieStopes International. The overall objective of thissix years long program which was approved in2011 is to support an evidence-based approachto scaling up access to family planning (FP) andsafe abortion through generating, communicatingand building the capacity of developing countryprograms to use new knowledge to supportefforts to reduce unmet need for FP and safeabortion services.• Dr. Jotham Musinguzi, PPD Africa RegionalDirector and Ms. Therese Maye Diouf,International Program Coordinator of PPDparticipated in the first Senior ManagementTeam (SMT) meeting of STEP UP project inLondon, UK. The main objective of themeeting was to develop a work plan with atimeline, define the responsibilities andoutputs of the Inception Phase of this project.• The STEP UP consortium organized astakeholders meeting in BRAC center Dhakaon 18th April 2011. The main objective of thismeeting was to initiate the Consortium’sactivities in Bangladesh. The meeting waschaired by Mr. D K Nath and the ProjectDirector Mr. Stan Berstain gave an overviewof the project. PPD was represented by twoprogram officers (Dr. Nazrul Islam and Dr.Mahbubur Rashid) in this meeting.• The Executive Director of PPD Mr. Harry S.Jooseery attended the second meeting of theSenior Management Team (SMT) for theAnnual Report | 27

Our Commitment towards Reproductive HealthResearch Programme Consortium, STEP UP,which was held on May 23–25 2011 at theGrange White Hall Hotel, London with an aimto identify the research strategy for theproject.• The STEP UP consortium convened a half-daymeeting in Nairobi, Kenya on 19th May 2011to launch the new project. The major themesdiscussed during the meeting were around‘strengthening and expanding the reach ofexisting RH programmes so that they functionmore effectively and efficiently.…………………………………………………………...………Human Rights Based Approach toMaternal HealthThe World Bank and PPD signed a Memorandumof Understanding (MoU) for a new project onraising Voices from South for integration of aHuman Rights Based Approach to MaternalHealth. This project is under the World Bank’sPopulation and Reproductive Health CapacityBuilding Program (PRHCBP). This program is tosupport innovative ways to stimulate and sustainlocal responses to population and reproductivehealth needs.Distribution of RH Commodities andTechnologies by ChinaPPD with assistance from the Government ofChina facilitated the distribution of ReproductiveHealth commodities and transfer of technologiesand equipment to Bangladesh in 2011. China alsoagreed to conduct a clinical trial on Sino-implantin Bangladesh in partnership with PPD. InFebruary 2011, consignment of condoms wasdelivered to the Government of Bangladesh.……………………………………………………...………..…Data on Product and ServicesPPD has established a Database on exchange ofexpertise, experiences, technologies andcommodities in the field of reproductive health,family planning, population and development.The process was initiated in 2008 and it coversinformation on South-South, North South andtriangular cooperation on the above aspects. In2011, a report was prepared and shared with themember countries. The goal of the data base of“products and services” is to collect and makeinformation accessible as a ready reference forthe member countries to initiate furtherexchanges.This project supports PPD in facilitating multistakeholders’ participatory process of integrationof Human Rights Based Approach to maternalhealth through utilizing its existing National TaskForces. The project is implemented in three PPDmember countries (Bangladesh, Uganda andSenegal).Annual Report | 28

Our Commitment towards Reproductive HealthPublication on Innovative Experiences in AddressingPopulation and Reproductive Health Challenges in PPDMember StatesPPD launched itslatest volume onSharing InnovativeExperiences bookseries, “Experiencesin AddressingPopulation andReproductiveHealth Challenges”,which documents ten case studies of innovativepractices and successful approaches foraddressing population challenge. The book was acollaboration of the UNDP Special Unit for South-South Collaboration, UNFPA and PPD.The publication was launched by H.E. Mr.Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister, Union Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare of the Government ofIndia and the Chair of the PPD Board, H.E. Ms.Bathabile Dlamini, Minister of SocialDevelopment, Government of the Republic ofSouth Africa and H.E. Prof. A. F. M. Ruhal Haque,Minister of Health and Family Welfare,Government of the People’s Republic ofBangladesh in the presence of other ministersand other senior officials from PPD member andother countries.government agencies,professional institutions,national experts andpractitioners.The Chair of the PPDBoard H.E Ghulam NabiAzad said in thelaunching ceremony thatthe experience ofsharing case studies would be beneficial not onlyin promoting population stabilization andreproductive health agenda in general but also infast tracking achievement of MDGs and ICPDgoals in developing countries.This publication includes ten selected successfulexamples from countries in Africa, the ArabStates and Asia. The ten countries representedare Bangladesh, China, Ghana, India, Indonesia,South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia and Uganda.These case studies were prepared by nationalAnnual Report | 29

PPD Fellowship programThe Fellowship Program is one of PPD’ssuccessful initiatives aimed at building capacityof senior level officials andmanagers in developmentsectors in population anddevelopment and reproductivehealth. In 2011 PPD facilitatedseveral fellowships for long andshort term courses.• The Government of Egyptprovidedone-yearfellowships for Diploma andMaster’s Degree courses inDemography through CairoDemographic Center (CDC).In 2011, CDC offered 7 fellowships to PPDmember countries, namely Pakistan, Uganda,Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Viet Nam.Sending greetings fromthe city of New Delhionly write to inform youabout how well theNlHFW’s courses.Thank you very much forthis great opportunity. Iam at your service”-Leopoldo García Caudillo,Mexican Fellow• The South African Government providedtwenty three fellowships to PPD in the year2011 for a short course on “LeadershipTraining in Sustainable Development: thePopulation Environment andDevelopment Nexus”.• The Government ofIndia had graciously offeredten scholarships to PPDmember countries for 2011-2012. This fellowship was fora one year PostgraduateDiploma in Public HealthManagement (PGDPHM) atthe National Institute ofHealth and Family Welfare inNew Delhi, India. Countriesthat benefitted from PPD scholarships in thisyear are Mexico, Yemen, Pakistan, TheGambia, Uganda, and Viet Nam.Annual Report | 30

Our Work for Capacity Building• The National Family and Population ofTunisia in collaboration with the JapanInternational Cooperation Agency (JICA)provided five fellowships to PPD francophonecountries (Morocco, Senegal, Mali and Benin).• The Centre for Population Study of Thailandoffered one scholarship to Egypt. This is ahigh level training program for ten days indemographic analysis and computerapplication. This training program was jointlyorganized by Asian Meta Centre and CPSThailand.…………………………………………………………...………Initiatives by China and Thailand onPPD’s Generic ModulesKnowledge Sharing on PPD andSouth -South Cooperation for PCCand New Member CountriesIn order to update and provide the new PCCand new member countries with anorientation on the mandate of PPD and theconcept of South- South Cooperation, thesecretariat has developed:• A handbook containing details about thePPD mandate, vision and mission• A book on the concept of South-SouthCooperation, its history and evolution andthe positioning of PPD in the global SSCinitiativePPD China Office translated the four genericmodules into Chinese in January 2011. Thetranslated modules were widely distributed andadvocated in China’s domestic training coursesand also shared with the population and familyplanning training centers at both the national andthe provincial level in China.In addition, the Partner Institution (PI) inThailand developed a training module onInternational Migration. The module containsinternational migration and gender issues,trafficking in women and children, internationalmigration; levels and trends, consequences ofinternational migration, migration system,migration policies and migration information andstatistics. The Module has been shared with allPIs for incorporation into their respectivecurricula.Annual Report | 31

Viet Nam constituted a NationalTask Force to strengthen South-South CooperationA South – South Cooperation workshop was heldat the International Conference Center, Hanoi,Viet Nam on May 19, 2011. The workshop wasjointly organized by PPD and the General Officefor Population-Family Planning (GOPFP),Ministry of Health, and the Government of theSocialist Republic of Viet Nam. Dr. Nguyen BaThuy, Vice Minister, Ministry of Health waspresent as the chief guest at the workshop. Mr.Bruce Campbell, Country Representative, UNFPArepresented all the UN agencies at the workshop.During his inaugural speech, the Hon. ViceMinister Dr. Thuy thanked PPD for its facilitatingrole of promoting South-South Cooperation tohelp its member countries to achieve the ICPDgoals and MDGs. He expressed his Government’scommitment to the South-South Cooperationwith a constituted and functioning National TaskForce in Viet Nam to work closely with PPD.During the workshop, a number of mass mediarepresentatives interviewed the Hon. ViceMinister, the Executive Director of PPD, UNFPArepresentatives and Board member of PPD on theimportance of SSC, the potential roles that VietNam can play and how Viet Nam could bebenefited through the South-South modality.Annual Report | 32

Our Commitment towards South-South CooperationPromoting SSC through NationalTask Forces (NTFs)PPD constituted twelve NTFs in its membercountries and these have been instrumental ingalvanizing efforts from Government, NGOs, CivilSociety and UN agencies at the national level.During the year, a series of NTF meetings wereheld in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Uganda andYemen where national action plans have beendeveloped. It is worth noting that the NTF inUganda and India have been particularly veryactive in organizing consultations on SRH and SSCwith development partners and parliamentariansrespectively.National Task Force (NTF)Meeting in Kampala, Uganda:In 2010 with funding from PPDSecretariat, Uganda establisheda National Task Force (NFF) onSouth-South Cooperation (SSC)and a 22-member NTF wasconstituted. On June 30, 2011the Second meeting of this NTFwas held at Imperial RoyaleHotel in Kampala. The mainobjectives of this meeting wereto: review the current RH/FP,gender, population anddevelopment situation inUganda, identify priorityadvocacy issues and shareinformation on upcomingadvocacy events. As a wayforward, the NTF agreed to holdbi-annual NTF meetings.PPD honours Professor Fred Saiwith a lifetime achievement awardfor promoting South-SouthCooperationPPD honoured Professor Fred Sai with a lifetimeachievement award for promoting South-Southcooperation during the International Conferenceon “Family Planning, Population Dynamics andClimate Change”. PPD and the Ministry of SocialDevelopment of the Republic of South Africajointly organized the event in Pretoria, SouthAfrica.This is one of the many awards bestowed onProfessor Sai, including the 1993 United NationsPopulation Award and the 1995 Prince MahidolAward in recognition of his long-standinginvolvement in global leadership on internationalfamily planning and population issues. ProfessorSai is a Ghanaian family health physician, whotrained at the universities of London, Edinburghand Harvard and has been a relentless championof family planning and reproductive health. Hehas published extensively on a wide range ofrelated social and ethical issues.Annual Report | 33

Our Commitment towards South-South CooperationPPD’s International Conference on“Population Dynamics, ClimateChange and sustainableDevelopment”The government of South Africa and Partners inPopulation and Development organized theInternational Conference on“Population Dynamics,Climate Change andsustainable Development” inPretoria from 1-2 November2011. H.E. Ms. BathabileOlive Dlamini, PPD Boardmember and HonourableMinister for SocialH.E. Ms. Bathabile OliveDlamini, HonourableMinister for SocialDevelopment of theGovernment of theRepublic of South Africadelivering her openingspeechDevelopment,theGovernment of the Republicof South Africa inauguratedthe conference in thepresence of ministers fromPPD Member countries,parliamentarians, policymakers,and heads of leadinginternational organizations, NGOs and themember of civil-society.In her opening remarks H.E. Ms. Bathabile OliveDlamini put emphasis on the review of theimplementation of the Population Policy. Sheadded, “...it proves that each country must carryout the ICPD Programme of Action according toits own unique situation. Population is a globalissue. It is therefore important that westrengthen national,regional and internationalcooperation in speedingup shared solutions toour shared populationchallenges.”The Chair of the PPDBoard, H.E Mr. GhulamNabi Azad, Minister,Union Ministry of Healthand Family Welfare of theGovernment of Indiaemphasized that the routeto a climate sustainablehuman population, to aH.E. Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad,Honourable Union Minister ofHealth and Family Welfare ofthe Government of Indiadelivering statement in theopening sessionAnnual Report | 34

Our Commitment towards South-South Cooperationcertain extent, lies in the removal ofbarriers to use of family planningand in the rights-based populationpolicies envisioned by theInternational Conference onPopulation and Development (ICPD)participants in Cairo in 1994. Hesaid that, “Empirical evidenceindicates that population dynamicswill play a key role in efforts tomitigate and adapt to the effects ofchanges in the climate system.Universal access to reproductivehealth will ultimately contribute todeclines in fertility. These fertilitydeclines would lead to populationlevels below those projected in mostgreenhouse-gas emission scenariosdeveloped by the IntergovernmentalPanel on ClimateChange”.The Conference was convened todiscuss the linkages betweenpopulation dynamics, climatechange and sustainabledevelopment, share existingknowledge and views and exchangeH.E. Prof. A. F. M. RuhalHaque, MP, HonorableMinister of Health andFamily Welfare (MOHFW),Government of the People’sRepublic of Bangladeshdelivering speech in one ofthe session• Adolescents, youths,women, displaced and ageingpopulation: prospects forsustainable development• Knowledge sharing:integrating family planning,reproductive health and rights andclimate change: South-SouthCooperation for sustainabledevelopmentDifferent sessions of theconference:national experiences in dealing withthe complex and interrelated issuesfrom a human rights perspective.The conference was organizedaround the following themes:• Population dynamics and humanrights: The implications ofclimate change• Population, environment and development asframework for climate change mitigation andadaptationH.E. Dr. Shamsudeen Usman,Honourable Minister andDeputy Chairman, NationalPlanning Commission (NPC)of the Government of theFederal Republic of Nigeriachairs one of the sessionAnnual Report | 35

Our Commitment towards South-South CooperationAt the end of two days of deliberation,participants adopted the PretoriaDeclaration and committed to promote andimplement it to strengthen adaptation andmitigation measures to deal with theadverse consequences of climate changeand to advance sustainable development.Pretoria Declaration- at a glanceCommitment and the way forwardWe, the participants in this International Conference on Population Dynamics, Climate Change and Sustainable Development,commit ourselves to actively following up and implementing the recommendations contained in this Declaration andstrengthen cooperation among ourselves through South-South Cooperation and with all the development partners, includingParliamentarians, research institutions, civil society organizations, the private sector and the donor community.We call on Governments:I. To raise the importance of population dynamics in the upcoming deliberations of the United Nations Climate ChangeConference to be held in Durban in November 2011, and of the United Nations Conference on SustainableDevelopment to be held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012;II. To integrate climate risk management into population and health policies and to incorporate population dynamicsissues into sustainable development policies;III. To Establish early warning systems to forecast and manage climate change, environmental emergencies and disasters;We call on Partners in Population and Development:I. To build coalitions with other organizations working on climate change and sustainable development;II. To facilitate knowledge sharing and exchange of information and experiences among member countries and withother countries on the efforts and progress in addressing population dynamics, climate change and sustainabledevelopment;III. To regularly monitor and to report on the progress in the follow up and implementation of the recommend actionscontained in this Declaration.We call on development partners:i. To provide technical and financial support for promoting South-South cooperation.The participants wish to express their appreciation to the Government of the Republic of South Africa for hosting theConference, for making excellent arrangements and for its wonderful hospitality.Annual Report | 36

PPD Board and Executivecommittee meeting in PretoriaSouth Africa:PPD organized its 16thAnnual Board meetingand 18th Executivecommittee meeting inPretoria South Africawith remarkableparticipation of its Boardmembers. H.E. Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad,Honourable Union Minister of Health and FamilyWelfare of the Government of India and Chair ofthe PPD Board presidedover these events. TheBoard Membersrenewed commitmentand support of theirrespectiveGovernments towardsSouth-SouthCooperation in thegreater interest of thedeveloping countries.Participants of the Board MeetingExecutive Committee MeetingThe Board Members agreed that the 17th AnnualBoard meeting will be held in November 2012 inBangladesh. These meetings reviewed a newGovernance Charter,approved a newAdministrative Manual,Financial Manual andPersonnel Manual forstreamlining thefunctioning of theorganization andensuring greaterparticipation andtransparency. The existing by-laws were revisedfor the first time since the inception of PPD. Theamendments expanded the membership of theExecutive Committee,providedforconstitution of newCommittees for closerand more effectiveoversight on programand financial mattersand expanded theleadership of PPD toinclude a DeputyExecutive Director.Annual Report | 37

GovernanceReviewing the progress made in different spheresof population development, a new StrategicBusiness Plan (SBP) for the period 2012-2014was also approved to facilitate expansion ofactivities for the benefit of the member countries.0The Board unanimously re-elected its existingExecutive Committee for a further 3 year term.The members of the newly constituted ExecutiveCommittee include India as Chair, China as Vice-Chair, Kenya as Secretary, and Tunisia asTreasurer, Mexico and South Africa as membersand Bangladesh as a permanent member.……………………………………………………...………..…2. H.E. Dr. Li Bin, the Vice Chair, Minister ofNational Population and Family PlanningCommission (NPFPC), Government of thePeople’s Republic of China3. H.E. Prof. Dr. AFM Ruhal Haque, HostCountry Board Member and Honorable Ministerof Health and Family Welfare, Government of thePeople’s Republic of Bangladesh4. Dr. Boniface Omuga K’Oyugi MBS,Secretary and CEO of National CoordinatingAgency for Population and Development(NCAPD), Government of KenyaThe 17th and 18th ExecutiveCommittee Meeting 2011:The 17th Executive Committee Meeting of PPDwas held in Delhi, India from 2-4 April, 2011. Themeeting was jointly organized by PPD and theMinistry of Health and Family Welfare,Government of India.18 th Executive Committee Meeting in IndiaSimilarly, the 18th Executive Committee Meetingof PPD was held from 23-24 June in Dalian City,China. The meeting was organized by PPD incollaboration with the National Population andFamily Planning Commission, Government of thePeople’s Republic of China.17 th Executive Committee Meeting in IndiaThe following members attended the meeting:1. H.E. Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, HonorableUnion Minister of Health and Family Welfare ofthe Government of India and Chair of PPDAnnual Report | 38

Consultative Workshop on StrategicBusiness Plan for 2012-2014:PPD has taken steps to develop a new three yearStrategic Business Plan (2012- 2014) taking intoconsideration the achievements made during th elast four years and the emerging needs andchallenges. The new SBP was drafted through aconsultative meeting which was jointly organizedby the PPD and the Government of the People’sRepublic of Bangladesh. This meeting broughttogether experts, staff from the Secretariat andother PPD offices, selected PCCs andrepresentatives of the Board and ExecutiveCommittee Members, UNFPA and PartnerInstitutions. It was opened by Professor Dr. A F MRuhal Haque, Minister, Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare Government of the People’sRepublic of Bangladesh and Board Member, PPD.Before the meeting a rapid survey was alsoconducted through a structured questionnaireadministered to all PPD member states to identifygaps, challenges and country specific needs todevelop the SBP. This new SBP was reviewedand approved by the Board members during the16th Board meeting in Pretoria, South Africa.……………………………………………………...………..…Policy Manual and GovernanceProcedures:PPD hired an international consulting firm forreviewing and updating its policies and manualsas recommended by the Executive Committeeduring the New Delhi meeting held in April 2011.The consulting firm reviewed the manuals andproposed new policies which were submitted tothe Executive Committee Meeting held in June2011 in Dalian, China for discussion. Based on thecomments made by the Executive Committee, thefirm revised all documents and these werediscussed thoroughly during the DhakaAnnual Report | 39

Organizational Capacity BuildingConsultative Workshop held in September 2011and reviewed during the Board meeting in SouthAfrica.……………………………………………………...………..…and undertook strong advocacy campaigns with 9countries for enlisting their support to becomepart of the PPD alliance.……………………………………………………...………..…Mexico rekindles its PPDmembership:Mexico and Colombia were among the 10founding member countries of PPD but until2011, played an active role within the alliance.During the reporting period, PPD undertookadvocacy communication and visits to Mexicoand Colombia to renew their membership on thePPD Board. PPD was successful in renewingMexico’s membership on the Board. Mexico paidits financial contribution to PPD for 2011 and waselected as a member of the Executive Committee.……………………………………………………...………..…Strengthening Africa Regional Office(ARO):PPD Secretariat conducted an internal financial,management and program audit of its ARO. Theaudit report was submitted to the ExecutiveCommittee in June 2011 at Dalian China.Considering the recommendations of theExecutive Committee, PPD Executive Directoraccompanied by a member of the audit teamvisited ARO and discussed the audit report withARO staff and agreed on how to address the auditfindings.……………………………………………………...………..…Expansion of PPD Membership:PPD advocated with several countries to becomepart of the alliance. The PPD Board Chaircontacted Brazil, Cambodia, Jamaica, Nepal,Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Trinidadand Tobago to invite them to PPD events asobservers. Representatives of these countriesresponded positively to the invitation of the PPDBoard Chair and made statements during theBoard Meeting in November 2011. The ExecutiveDirector undertook an advocacy mission to thePhilippines to discuss with the Minister of Healthof Philippines and other high ranking officersfrom the government about joining PPD. On theadvice of the Chair, PPD Secretariat negotiatedRevision of PPD Staff Salary/Benefits and Conditions of Service:PPD hired a local consultancy firm to conduct asurvey on staff working conditions and staffsalary and benefits. The survey report along withrecommendations was submitted to theExecutive Committee held in June 2011 in Dalian,China. Based on the recommendations of theExecutive Committee the consultant revised thereport and submitted to the Dhaka consultativemeeting held in September 2011 as well aspresented the repot during the 16th Boardmeeting in November 2011. The Board approveda general 10% increment of all secretariatnational staff salaries.Annual Report | 40

Organizational Capacity BuildingNew Deputy Executive Director joins the PPD team:PPD appointed Dr. Lorna Tumwebaze as a new Deputy ExecutiveDirector. Dr. Tumwebaze joined the PPD team on 28th November 2011.By profession, she is a physician and public health specialist with over15 year’s progressive and successful experience in managerial andtechnical responsibility of complex multi-year & multi-partnershipnational and regional Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS programs. Shehas long and short term work experience in Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania,Zambia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Botswanaand Ghana. She has effectively provided leadership for programsfunded by PEPFAR/USAID, Centers for disease Control and Prevention(CDC), Department for International Development (DfID), the WorldBank, Barnfonden Sweden and Foundations (Bill and Melinda Gates,Rockefeller, and Woodruff). Lorna received her education fromMakerere University Medical School, Boston University School of PublicHealth and the Universities of San Francisco and Berkeley, California USA.Annual Report | 41