Africa Regional Consultation on Achieving MDG 5: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned
Tuesday, March 27th and Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda
Partners in Population and Development, Africa Regional Office (PPDARO) ; Ministry of Health, Uganda and Women Deliver, organised an Africa Regional Consultation meeting on Achieving MDG 5: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learned. This meeting took place on Tuesday, March 27th and Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda.
This invitation-only expert consultation focused on regional best practices, success stories, and challenges to improve maternal and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa. 246 government officials, Parliamentarians, and civil society and private sector representatives attended the two day high-level meeting. Pathways for future progress and the development landscape were reviewed, with a discussion of the International Conference on Population and Development’s (ICPD) Plan of Action and Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5.
Recommendations from the consultation will be widely disseminated and will help shape the agenda for Women Deliver 2013, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May 28 to 30, 2013.
The meeting was supported by: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Danish International Development Agency, MSD, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, UNAIDS and The World Bank
A number of key documents from the meeting are available online by clicking on the links below. All documents are in English, unless noted.
Meeting Agenda: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/agenda.pdf
27 March 2020
Opening Remarks
Hon. Dr. Christine Ondoa, Minister of Health, Uganda: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/ondoa.pdf
Official Opening
Hon. Janet K. Museveni, First Lady of Uganda and Minister of Karamoja Affairs: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/museveni.pdf
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Lorna Tumwebaze, Deputy Executive Director, Partners in Population and Development: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/tumwebaze.pdf
Reproductive and Maternal Health in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Jean Fotso, PhD, Head, Population and Reproductive Health, Africa Population and Health Research Center: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/fosto.pdf
Strengthening Systems for Maternal and Reproductive Health
Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah, Vice President, Ipas Africa: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/amissah.pdf
Access to Maternal Health through Private Delivery of Care, Partnerships, and Social Business Solutions
Mr. Aziz Maija, Senior Program Associate and Uganda Program Coordinator, Sustainable Drug Sellers Initiative, Management Sciences for Health: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/maija.pdf
Access to Maternal Health through Private Delivery of Care, Partnerships, and Social Business Solutions
Mr. Aron Betru, Director, Pledge Guarantee for Health, United Nations Foundation: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/betru.pdf
Access to Maternal Health through Private Delivery of Care, Partnerships, and Social Business Solutions
Mr. Getachew Bekele, Senior Regional Advisor for Africa, Marie Stopes International: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/bekele.pdf
Access to Maternal Health through Private Delivery of Care, Partnerships, and Social Business Solutions
Ms. Christine Namayanja, Program Director, Marie Stopes Uganda: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/namayanja.pdf
Wednesday, 28 March 2020
Africa, MDGs and the ICPD: Impacts and Impressions
Dr. Fred Sai, Ghana: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/sai.pdf
Prioritizing Girls and Women in the Post-2015 Framework
Hon. Saudatu Sani, CEO, Parliamentary Advocates for Population and Development: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/sani.pdf
Looking Beyond ICPD and MDGs
Dr. Chisale Mhango, Malawi: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/mhango.pdf
Ms. Marianne Haslegrave, UK: http://ppdafrica.org/docs/AC2012/marianne.pdf