Partners in Population and Development (PPD)

A Consultative Meeting on Capacity Development was organized by PPD with assistance from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 18-19 June 2007. The meeting was attended by international experts and consultants in the field of Reproductive Health, Population and Development and representatives from UNFPA and PPD Partner Institutions. The objective of this meeting was to discuss and finalize five Modules on capacity development that were identified on a high-level expert meeting held at Taicang, China in May 2007. During the opening ceremony representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, UN Agencies, Diplomatic Missions, NGOs, training and research institutes and print and electronic media were present.

In his statement the chief guest, H.E. Major General Dr. ASM Matiur Rahman (Rtd), PPD Board Member and the Honourable Adviser, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of Bangladesh, underscored that the countries in the South have lots of successful experiences, expertise and know-how which need to be identified, scaled-up, shared and exchanged through capacity building to meet the emerging needs of the countries.

Mr. Harry Jooseery, Executive Director of PPD acknowledged the support and assistance that the Honourable Advisor has extended to PPD to address the burning issues of reproductive health, population and development in the region through South-South Cooperation.

H.E. Major General Dr. ASM Matiur Rahman (Rtd.), the Honourable Adviser, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of Bangladesh delivering his speech at the opening session

Participants in one of the sessions of the workshop

The experts reviewed and discussed the contents of the modules at the meeting. The following discussions also took place during the meeting