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.

Representatives

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. Mohammed Nasim	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	Minister, National Population and Family Planning Commission of China (NPFPC), 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	Prof. Dr. Fasli Jalal, Sp.GK, PhD	Board Member	Chairperson, National Family Planning Coordination Board (BKKBN), Government of Indonesia
	Pakistan	H.E. Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar	Board Member	Secretary, Planning & Development Division, Government of Pakistan
	Sri Lanka	H.E. Mr. Lalith Chandra Buddhisiri Dissanayake	Board Member	Honorable Deputy Minister of Health, Government of the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
	Thailand	Dr. Porntep Siriwanarangsun	Board Member	Director-General, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, The Royal Thai Government
	Vietnam	Dr. Duong Quoc Trong	Board Member	General Director 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
Latin America & Caribbean	Mexico	Mrs. Patricia Chemor	Board Member	Secretary-General, Consejo Nacional de Población (CONAPO), Secretaría de Gobernación
Middle East & North Africa	Egypt	H.E. Prof.Dr. Adel Hassan El Adawy	Board Member	Minister, Ministry of Health and Population, Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt
	Jordan	H.E. Dr. Mugally Mhailan	Board Member	Minister, Ministry of Health, Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
	Morocco	H.E. Prof. El Houssaine Louardi	Board Member	Minister of Health, Government of the Kingdom of Morocco
	Tunisia	Dr. Ridha Gataa	Treasurer	President, Director-General, National Board for Family and Population
	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. Professeur Dorothée GAZARD	Board member	Minister, Ministry of Health, Republic of Benin
	Ethiopia	H.E. Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu Birhane (MD, MPH	Board member	Minister, Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
	Gambia	H.E. Mrs. Isatou Njie-Saidy	Board Member	Vice President and Secretary, State for Women's Affairs, Government of the Gambia
	Ghana	Dr. Stephen Kwankye	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. Cheickna Seydi Ahamadi	Board Member	Minister, Ministry of Health, Government of Mali
	Nigeria	H.E. Dr. Suleiman Olanrewaju Abubakar	Board Member	Minister and Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission (NPC), Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
	Senegal	H.E. Professeur Awa Marie Coll SECK	Board Member	Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Government of Senegal
	South Africa	H.E. Ms. Bathabile O. Dlamini	Secretary	Minister for Social Development, Government of the Republic of South Africa
	Uganda	H.E. Mr. Matia Kasaija	Board Member	Minister of State for Planning, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Government of the Republic of Uganda
	Zimbabwe	H.E. Dr. David Parirenyatwa	Board Member	Minister, Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Government of Zimbabwe