# Partners in Population and Development

Partners in Population and Development (PPD) is a Southern-led, Southern-run global inter-governmental organization of 27 developing countries with commitment to promote south-south cooperation (SSC) in the field of reproductive health, population and development. Launched at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) by ten developing countries to support implementation of the Cairo Program of Action (POA), PPD has been awarded Permanent Observer Status at the United Nations and diplomatic status in Bangladesh. PPD has established itself as a key global south-south player in its areas of operation representing about 59% of the world population.
Since its inception, PPD has contributed significantly to helping its member states improve reproductive health and family planning services, reduce maternal and child mortality and increase the voice of the global south towards addressing the ICPD agenda. The efforts of the Secretariat have contributed to PPD's institutionalization of south-south cooperation globally and established the Secretariat's permanent office building complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
With more than 25 years of the implementation of the ICPD Program of Action (PoA), the international community has realized that SSC is needed to tackle the unfinished ICPD agenda and the new emerging issues in Reproductive Health (RH), population and development.
According to their website, the PPD is the "only organization in the world fully dedicated to South-South partnerships."

## Vision

An Intergovernmental Alliance leading the promotion of South-South Cooperation towards the attainment of the global population and reproductive health agenda for sustainable development.

## Mission

To achieve its vision through sustained advocacy, capacity building, networking, knowledge management/ sharing and transfer of technology in the field of reproductive health and rights, population and development within the framework of south-south cooperation.

## Board Members

Representatives of each Member Country on the PPD Board by Region :
| Region | Country | Name | Position in PPD | Position in home country |
| Asia | Bangladesh | H.E. Mr. Zahid Maleque | Board & Executive Committee Member | Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
| Asia | China | H.E. Dr. Yu Xuejun | Vice-Chair | Vice Minister, National Health Commission (NHC), Government of the People’s Republic of China |
| Asia | India | H.E. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya | Board & Executive Committee Member | Minister, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India |
| Asia | Indonesia | H.E. Dr. Hasto Wardoyo, SpOG (K) | Treasurer | Chairperson, National Family Planning Coordination Board (BKKBN), Government of Indonesia |
| Asia | Pakistan | H.E. Dr. Dr. Nadeem Jan | Board Member | Honorable Minister for National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination, Government of Pakistan |
| Asia | Sri Lanka | H.E. Dr. Keheliya Rambukwella | Board Member | Honorable Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Government of the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Asia | Thailand | Dr. Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai | Board Member | Director-General, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, The Royal Thai Government |
| Asia | 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 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | Mexico | Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Ramírez | Board & Executive Committee Member | Secretary-General, Consejo Nacional de Población (CONAPO), Secretaría de Gobernación |
| Middle East & North Africa | Egypt | H.E. Dr. Khaled Abdul- Ghaffar | Board Member | Minister, Ministry of Health and Population, Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt |
| Middle East & North Africa | Jordan | H.E. Dr. Feras Tbrahim Hawari | Board Member | Minister, Ministry of Health, Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Middle East & North Africa | Morocco | H.E. Pr. Khalid AIT TALEB | Board Member | Minister of Health, Government of the Kingdom of Morocco |
| Middle East & North Africa | Tunisia | Prof. Mohamed Doagi | Secretary | President, Director-General, National Board for Family and Population, Ministry of Health, Tunisia |
| Middle East & North Africa | Yemen | H.E. Dr. 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 & Executive Committee Member | Minister, Ministry of Health, Republic of Benin |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Ivory Coast | Dr. Moustapha Hinin | Board member | Director-General, National Population Office, Ministry of Planning and Development, Government of Cote d’Ivoire |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Ethiopia | H.E Dr. Lia Tadesse | Board member | Minister, Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Gambia | H.E. Mr. Muhammad B.S. Jallow | Board Member | Vice President and Secretary, State for Women's Affairs, Government of the Gambia |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Ghana | Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah | Board Member | Executive Director, National Population Council, Government of the Republic of Ghana |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Kenya | Dr. Mohamed A. Sheikh | Board & Executive Committee Member | Director General, National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development (NCAPD), Kenya |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Mali | Currently Vacant, to be Nominated | Board Member | Minister, Ministry of Health, Government of Mali |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Nigeria | H.E. Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagadu, CON | Board Member | Minister and Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission (NPC), Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Senegal | H.E. Dr. Marie Khemesse Ngom Ndiaye | Board Member | Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Government of Senegal |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | South Africa | H.E. Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, MP | Chair | Minister for Social Development, Government of the Republic of South Africa |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Uganda | H.E. Mr. Amos Lugoloobi | Board Member | Minister of State for Planning, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Government of the Republic of Uganda |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Zimbabwe | H.E. Dr. C. Chiwenga | Board Member | Minister, Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Government of Zimbabwe |