China Training Centre with support from Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and with assistance from PPD organized an International Workshop on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in Beijing and Yunnan, China from 08 to 21 July 2007. The objective of the workshop was to share the experience and lessons learned of China on improvement of MCH Program and to enhance knowledge of participants on SRH in the context of attaining ICPD Goals and MDGs. It brought altogether 32 MCH service providers and practitioners and Programme Managers from Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, Liberia, Laos, Kenya, Myanmar, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Samoa, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. China’s experiences on management and practices in MCH service were studied and discussed in the Workshop. The adoption of China’s MCH success will improve the maternal and child healthcare in the home countries of the participants and will eventually contribute to the achievement of MDGs.

In the panel of the workshop from the left Mr. Wang Kuili, Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Aid, Ministry of Commerce, China, Mr. Harry S. Jooseery, Executive Director of PPD, H.E. Mr. Zhang Weiqing, Honorable Chair of PPD and Minister, NPFPC of China, Dr. Zhao Baige, Vice-minister, NPFPC of China, Mr. Bernard Coquelin, UNFPA Representative in China and H.E. Mr. Amin Maroof Al-Janad, Honorable Board Member of PPD and Secretary General, National Population Council of Yemen

Mr. Harry S. Jooseery, the Executive Director represented PPD in the workshop and delivered an address at the Opening Session of the workshop on 8th July. The workshop provided an excellent opportunity for PPD to advocate its activities to high level civil servants from member states, other developing countries, donor agencies and other international development organizations. Mr. Jooseery also made a presentation on SRH and Commodity Security in Developing Countries at the Workshop.

During his stay in China Mr. Jooseery met the Honourable Chair of PPD, H.E. Mr. Zhang Weiqing, Minister of National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC) and reported to the Chair on PPD’s current activities particularly on development of the Capacity Development Plan, Strategic Business Plan, formulation of new project proposals, forthcoming Board Meeting of PPD and the International Forum in Islamabad.

MOU signed between China and Indonesia

During the same period, the Government of People Republic of China, represented by the Honorable Chair of PPD and the Government of Indonesia, represented by H.E. Dr. Sugiri Syarief, MPA the Honorable Board Member of PPD and Chairperson, BKKBN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation in the field of Reproductive Health Population and Development in the presence of the Executive Director of PPD.

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