This short TV clip shown on Uganda's NBS TV was about the 2011 Regional Meeting of the Southern and Eastern African Parliamentary Alliance of Committees of Health, “Repositioning Family Planning and Reproductive Health in Africa: Lessons Learnt, Challenges and Opportunities” held at the Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, Uganda, 27-29 September 2011. The meeting was hosted by the Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office. More information on the meeting and its outcomes is available online at: http://www.ppdafrica.org/index.php/en/programs/policydialog/parliamentarymeetings
SEAPACOH Meeting on Uganda's UBC TV
This short 2-minute TV clip shown on Uganda's UBC TV was about the 2011 Regional Meeting of the Southern and Eastern African Parliamentary Alliance of Committees of Health, “Repositioning Family Planning and Reproductive Health in Africa: Lessons Learnt, Challenges and Opportunities” held at the Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, Uganda, 27-29 September 2011. The meeting was hosted by the Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office. More information on the meeting and its outcomes is available here: ppdafrica.org/index.php/en/programs/policydialog/parliamentarymeetings
June 2009 Congressional Briefing
"Africa's Future: Improving the Health of Mothers and Children": Every year, 265,000 mothers die in childbirth from preventable causes in sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr. Jotham Musinguzi, Regional Director of Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office (PPD ARO) spoke about maternal health in Africa at a United States Congressional briefing on 5 June 2009. The topic of the briefing was "Africa's Future: Improving the Health of Mothers and Children" and was sponsored by the Association of Population Centers, Population Action International, Population Association of America, Population Council, Population Reference Bureau, Population Resource Center, and UCLA Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health. More information on the Congressional Briefing is at: http://www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2009/africamaternalnewbornhealth.aspx
In his presentation, Dr. Musinguzi pointed out the effects of maternal mortality—-the lost lives, rights, and productivty—-and the range of effective, low-cost strategies to improve the health of mothers and children. "What is the message?" Muzinguzi asked in conclusion. "No woman should lose her life while giving life." (Length: 8:54)
The Work of PPD
This video examines the work of PPD, what it has achieved and the importance of focusing on South-South Cooperation for the attainment of ICPD Goals and MDGs. This video, produced by GlobalHealth TV, was launched at the Women Deliver conference, held in London, UK, from 18-20 October 2007. (Length: 5:17)