PPD Africa Regional Office organized the Eastern Africa Reproductive Health Network (EARHN) Meeting that was held in Uganda, Kampala from December 2 – 6, 2008. The main objective of the meeting was to revise the EARHN Strategic Plan 2001 - 2005, gain stakeholder support and develop a coalition to work towards increased collaboration among Eastern Africa countries in the areas of reproductive health, population and development. The meeting was also organized to seek and lay a strong foundation for long lasting and mutually beneficial partnerships and collaborating arrangements among the collaborating countries and regional networks in addressing RH, population and development issues and also to provide an opportunity for enlivening and fortifying regional networks in the African Region.

Participants of the EARHN Meeting

The meeting was attended by representatives from Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, as well as Rwanda and Burundi who have recently joined the East African Community. The EARHN regional meeting was also attended the PPD Executive Director, Mr. Harry Jooseery, and delegates from the AU, IPPF, DSW, Population Action International and the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition.

During the meeting useful feedback was received from the participants to incorporate into the revised Strategic Plan for the EARHN. Productive group discussions and presentations on enriching a robust and implementable Strategic Plan based on the SWOT analysis were made. Presentations on advocacy for RH drawing from various experiences were made and shared to increase the skills among participants of initiatives to do effective advocacy. The key outcome of the report was a revised Strategic Plan which takes into consideration the significant developments including best practices and challenges in the fields of reproductive health, population and development.

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