Partners in Population and Development

Partners in Population and Development (PPD) is an intergovernmental initiative created specifically for the purpose of expanding and improving South-to-South collaboration in the fields of reproductive health, population, and development. PPD was launched at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), when ten developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America formed an intergovernmental alliance to help implement the Cairo Program of Action (POA). This POA, endorsed by 179 nations, stresses the need to establish mechanisms to promote development through the sharing of experiences in reproductive health (RH) and family planning (FP) within and among countries and to promote effective partnerships among the governments, Non- Governmental-Organizations (NGOs), research institutions and the private sector.

During the five-year review of the implementation of the POA (“Cairo+5”), representatives at the June 1999 Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly not only documented renewed commitment to the goals of the ICPD, but also encouraged intensified support of South- South Collaboration.

According to their website, the PPD is the "only organization in the world fully dedicated to South-South partnerships." [1]

Mission

PPD an Intergovernmental Alliance of developing countries is committed to improving the quality of life of people through sustained advocacy, capacity building, networking, knowledge sharing and management and transfer of technology in the field of reproductive health, population and development within the framework of South-South Cooperation.

Board Members

Representatives of each Member Country on the PPD Board by Region[2]

Region	Country	Name	Position in PPD	Position in home country
Asia	Bangladesh	H.E. Mr. Zahid Maleque	Board Member	Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
	China	H.E. Dr. Li Bin	Chair	Hon. Vice Chairperson of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Government of the People’s Republic of China
	India	H.E. Mr. Jagat Prakash Nadda	Vice-Chair	Minister, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
	Indonesia	H.E. Dr. Sigit Priohutomo	Board Member	Chairperson, National Family Planning Coordination Board (BKKBN), Government of Indonesia
	Pakistan	H.E. Mr. Aamer Mehmood Kaini	Board Member	Honorable Minister for National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination, Government of Pakistan
	Sri Lanka	H.E. Mr. Rajatha Senaratne	Board Member	Honorable Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Government of the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
	Thailand	Dr. Panpimol Wipulakorn	Board Member	Director-General, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, The Royal Thai Government
	Vietnam	Dr. Nguyen Doan Tu	Board Member	Director General of General Office for Population-Family Planning (GOPFP), Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Latin America & Caribbean	Colombia	dormant partner	N/A	N/A
	Mexico	Dr. Carlos Javier Echarri Canovas	Board Member	Secretary-General, Consejo Nacional de Población (CONAPO), Secretaría de Gobernación
Middle East & North Africa	Egypt	H.E. Hala Mustafa Elsayd Zayed	Board Member	Minister, Ministry of Health and Population, Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt
	Jordan	H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Sheyab	Board Member	Minister, Ministry of Health, Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
	Morocco	H.E. Mr. Anass DOUKKALI	Board Member	Minister of Health, Government of the Kingdom of Morocco
	Tunisia	Dr. Rafla Tej DELLAGI	Treasurer	President, Director-General, National Board for Family and Population, Ministry of Health, Tunisia
	Yemen	Ahmed Ali Bourji	Board Member	Secretary General, Technical Secretariat, National Population Council, Council of Ministers, Republic of Yemen
Sub-Saharan Africa	Benin	H.E. Professor Benjamin I. B. Hounkpatin	Board member	Minister, Ministry of Health, Republic of Benin
	Ethiopia	H.E Dr. Amir Aman Hagos	Board member	Minister, Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
	Gambia	H.E. Dr. Isatou Touray	Board Member	Vice President and Secretary, State for Women's Affairs, Government of the Gambia
	Ghana	Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah	Board Member	Executive Director, National Population Council, Government of the Republic of Ghana
	Kenya	Dr. Josephine Kibaru-Mbae	Board Member	Director General, National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development (NCAPD), Kenya
	Mali	H.E. Dr. Adama Tiemoko Diarra	Board Member	Minister, Ministry of Health, Government of Mali
	Nigeria	H.E. Senator Udoma Udo Udoma	Board Member	Minister and Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission (NPC), Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
	Senegal	H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye DIOUF SARR	Board Member	Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Government of Senegal
	South Africa	H.E. Ms. Susan Shabangu	Secretary	Minister for Social Development, Government of the Republic of South Africa
	Uganda	H.E. Mr. David Bahati	Board Member	Minister of State for Planning, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Government of the Republic of Uganda
	Zimbabwe	H.E. Mr. Obadiah Moyo	Board Member	Minister, Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Government of Zimbabwe

References

About PPD
Creation of PPD
Organizational Structure
How to become a PPD Member
Organizational Priority
List of Partners Country Coordinators (PPD focal persons in the Member Countries)
PPD News
PPD Staff
Contact PPD

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Partners in Population and Development History
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2007-03-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) PPD Board Members

External links

• Partners in Population and Development homepage
• List of UN General Assembly Observers [A/INF/61/5]
• PPD Africa Regional Office