 |
|
NEWS
Documents and conclusions: Technical meeting on sexual
and reproductive health policies in Africa
On the 3rd of March 2007
took place the Official Closing act of the Technical
meeting on sexual and reproductive health policies in
Africa at the Centre Cívic Pati Llimona in
Barcelona. This meeting was hosted in the framework of
the Vita Programme, and has resulted a strong impulse
in the commitment of Spanish and Catalan cooperation with
the African countries in the field of sexual and reproductive
health and rights.
In this meeting took part members of the Ministries of
Health from ten African countries, representatives of
African Union, United Nations Population Found (UNFPA),
World Health Organisation (WHO) and The Global Fund to
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. There attended also
representatives of the Spanish and Catalan agencies for
coopeartion to development, the Ministry of Health and
Consumption of Spain, the Council of Health of Catalonia's
Government, members of Regional African Health Organisations
(WAHO and ECSA), Spanish networks and organisations of
cooperation to development, international NGOs (Pathfinder,
Family Care International, Family Health International,
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung and Population
Action International), together with professionals, researchers
and academical experts.
Below you can download most of the documents and presentations
which were used in the meeting's sessions:
Wednesday February 28th
OPENING ACT |
| - Welcome
statement. H. Dr. Bience Gawanas,
Comissioner for Social Affairs, African Union |
 |
| - “Overview
of the AU Policy Framework on SRHR and the Implementation
Plan of Action”. Dr. Grace Kalimugogo,
Director of Social Affairs, African Union |
 |
| |
|
TECHNICAL MEETING ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
SUPPLIES |
| - “Repositioning
family planning to fight maternal mortality and
HIV/AIDS in Africa”. Rogelio Fernández
Castilla, Technical Division Support, United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA) |
|
- “Promoting
capacity-building for RH commodities cycle of management”.
Danièle Landry-Mugengana, Technical Adviser, Commodity
Management Branch, Technical
Support Division, UNFPA |
|
| - “Positive
experiences on national co-ordination mechanisms
for managing commodities supplies security: the
case of Ghana”. Gloria Asare, Director,
RH/FP Programme, Ministry of Health, Ghana |
|
| - “RH Commodities
Security: the role of donors and the international
community”. Mercedes
Mas de Xaxás, International Advocacy Consultant,
Population Action International. |
|
| - “Securing
RH Supplies for All: Challenges and Initiatives”.
John P. Skibiak, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition |
|
| |
Thursday, March
1st
TECHNICAL MEETING ON MATERNAL HEALTH |
| - “Safe motherhood
in Africa, where do we stand 20 years after Nairobi?”
Monir Islam, Making Pregnancy Safer
Department, World Health Organisation. |
|
| - “Maternal
Mortality Reduction: Progress to date Dangers ahead”.
Deborah Maine, Professor of international Health,
Public Health School, Boston University. |
|
-
Context
documents:
“Maternal Mortality-A
Neglected Tragedy”
Article published in The Lancet, july 1985
“Meeting MDG-5: an
impossible dream?”
Article published in
The Lancet, september 2006
|
|
| - “Use of
Skilled Care During Childbirth: The Role of Culture
and the Community Findings from Burkina Faso, Kenya
and Tanzania”. Ann Starrs,
Executive Vice-president, Family Care International. |
|
| - “Making
Pregnancy Safer: Preventing unsafe abortion”.
Seipati Mothebesoane-Anoh, Regional Advisor Reproductive
Health, WHO-Afro. |
|
| - “Promoting
Government Accountability Around Maternal Mortality
and Restrictive Abortion Laws”.Elisa
Slattery, Legal Adviser for Africa, Center for Reproductive
Rights. |
|
| - “Promoting
Abortion and Post-abortion Care in Primary Health
Services: Highlights from Ghana and Mozambique”.
Caroline Crosbie, xecutive Vice-president,
Pathfinder International. |
|
| |
Friday, March 2nd, morning
TECHNICAL MEETING ON INTEGRATION OF HIV/AIDS
AND
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH |
| - “Challenges
and Conditions for Integrating FP and HIV/AIDS Prevention
and Management in Primary Health Services in Africa”.
Ominde Achola, Executive Director, East, Central
and South of Africa Health Community (ECSA) |
|
- “Cost-effectiveness
of integrating HIV prevention in maternal health
programmes”. Lynn Collins, Technical
Adviser, HIV/AIDS
Branch, Technical Support Division, UNFPA and Esther
Muia, UNFPA Ethiopia |
|
| - “The role
of the Global Fund in integrating HIV/AIDS and Sexual
and Reproductive Health: Opportunities and Challenges”.
Silvia Ferazzi, Donor Relations Manager, The Global
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. |
|
| - “Integration
of SRH and HIV Services: Experience of FHI”.
Kwaku Yeboah, Director for Prevention and Mitigation,
Family Health International. |
|
-
Context
documents:
“Integrating
Family Planning and Voluntary Counseling
and Testing Services in Kenya”
FHI
Factsheet
“Preparedness
of Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centers in
Kenya
to Provide Family Planning”
FHI Factsheet
|
|
| |
Friday, March 2nd, afternoon
TECHNICAL MEETING ON PREVENTION, EARLY DIAGNOSIS
AND TREATMENT OF
HPV AND CERVICAL CANCER |
| - “Implementation
of Programs for Prevention and Treatment of Cervical
Cancer in Africa: Plans, Findings, and Lessons Learned”.
Robin Biellik, PATH/Europe. |
|
| - “Cervical
Cancer Prevention in Africa Concept topic on HPV
and cervical cancer”. Xavier Bosch,
Chief of Epidemiology and Registry Service, Catalan
Institute of Oncology (ICO) |
|
| - “Preparing
to guide and assist countries with a new available
tool: HPV vaccines”. Teresa Aguado,
The WHO inter-departmental HPV vaccine Working Group |
|
| |
Saturday, March 3rd
CONCLUSIONS |
- Barcelona Consensus:
“MAKING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH A REALITY
IN AFRICA”
“FAIRE LA SANTÉ SEXUELLE ET REPRODUCTIVE
UNE RÉALITÉ EN AFRIQUE”
|
|
| |
|
If you have
any problems on downloading these documents or you are
interested in receiving more information about the Technical
Meeting, please send an e-mail to: comunicacion@grupogie.org.
|
| |
 |
|
| News |
|
| SIG Members |
|
| |
