Passport to Ghana: Keys to Lasting DevelopmentPopulation Action International held a press briefing for journalists on Tuesday, June 30 in advance of President Obama’s trip to Ghana. The President’s visit will explore strategies to promote “lasting development” in the region, the White House stated on May 16. Among those in attendance were journalists from the Wall Street Journal, NBC News, Politico, and Voice of America.
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PAI Joins International Parliamentarians, Civil Society at Pre-G8 Mtg on Maternal HealthOn June 22-23, PAI joined several dozen Parliamentarians and representatives of civil society in Rome, Italy, for the G8 International Parliamentarians’ Conference, “Strategic Investments in Times of Crisis –The Rewards of Making Women’s Health a Priority.” The conference, held in advance of last week’s G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy, follows in the series of Parliamentarian conferences on family planning and maternal/reproductive health issues that were held in conjunction with the G8 summits in the UK in 2005, Russia in 2006, Germany in 2007, and Japan in 2008.
Sharing PAI's Voices - Engaging African Civil Society for a Better Future: An Interview with Friends of the Global Fund AfricaPAI began a partnership in 2007 with Friends of the Global Fund Africa, based in Lagos, Nigeria, on the Mobilizing for RH-HIV Integration Initiative. The Initiative, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, works to increase resources from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) for the integration of HIV/AIDS and reproductive health services and supplies. Through this successful partnership, we have achieved over $100 million in new funding for such efforts and built significant capacity among African civil society organizations
Partnering with outstanding groups like Friends of the Global Fund Africa allows PAI to more effectively target technical assistance and resources directly to low-income countries. We’ve asked our colleagues at Friends to share with you more about their organization and their partnership with PAI.
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On June 4th and 5th, 130 participants from around the world assembled in London for the Tenth Membership Meeting of the Reproductive Health Supply Coalition (RHSC) – www.rhsupplies.org. PAI, in conjunction with its partners in the Project Resource Mobilization and Awareness (PRMA) and Mobilizing for RH/HIV Integration initiatives, held multiple presentations at the RHSC.