Draft Agenda

							                  UNFPA and ICOMP Asia and the Pacific Regional Consultation
                Family Planning in Asia and the Pacific- Addressing the Challenges
                                      December 8-10, 2010
                             Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel, Bangkok

                                           DRAFT AGENDA

0830-0900     Registration
Day 1:        CURRENT SITUATION OF FAMILY PLANNING IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC- SUCCESSES,
December 8    CHANGING NEEDS AND CHALLENGES
Opening       Moderator: Mr. Najib Assifi, Deputy Director, UNFPA APRO
Session       Welcome address – Ms. Nobuko Horibe, Director, UNFPA APRO
0900 –0945    Brief address – H.E. Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, Minister of Health, Royal Thai Government
              Keynote Address – H.E. Mr Gou Qingming, Vice Minister, National Population and
              Family Planning Commission of China
              Rationale and objectives of the consultation – Dr. Wasim Zaman, Executive Director,
              ICOMP
0945-1015     Group Photo/Coffee Break
Session 1     Changing Context of Family Planning
              Objective: To review the current situation of fertility decline in Asia and the Pacific-
              Successes, changing needs and challenges
              Moderator:
              Rapporteur:
1015-1145     1. Family Planning Programmes in Asia and the Pacific and Achieving MDG5b – Prof.
                 Amy Tsui, Director, The Bill and Melinda Gates Institute of Population and
                 Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University
              2. Family Planning in the Pacific – Dr. Geoffrey Hayes, Development Consultant, New
                 Zealand
              3. Addressing Universal Access to Family Planning through Reproductive Health
                 Commodity Security – Mr. Jagdish Upadhyay, Chief of Commodity Security Branch,
                 UNFPA

              Discussions
Session 2     Voices from Countries
              Country Case Studies and Responses/Statement from Government Counterpart
              Objective: To present situational analysis and identify priorities for action at the country
              level
              Moderator: Mr Tomas Osias, Executive Director, Population Commission, Philippines
              Rapporteur:
1145-1315    High Fertility
              Afghanistan – (TBA)
              Pakistan – Dr. Zeba Sathar, Country Director, Population Council, Pakistan
              Papua New Guinea – Dr. Geoffrey Hayes, Development Consultant, New Zealand
              Timor Leste – Dr. Adrian Hayes, Research Associate, Australian Demographic and Social
              Research Institute, Australia
              Discussions
1315-1415     Lunch
1415-1530     Success and Stagnation of Family Planning Programme
              Bangladesh – Prof. Dr. Barkat e-Khuda, Professor, Department of Economics, University
              of Dhaka & Chairman, National Bureau of Economic Research, Bangladesh
              Indonesia – Dr. Adrian C Hayes, Research Associate, Australian Demographic and Social
              Research Institute, Australia
              India – Dr. Anrudh Jain, Distinguished Scholar, Population Council, USA
              Nepal – Mr Anand Tamang, Executive Director, Centre for Research on Environment
              Health and Population Activities, Nepal

              Discussions
              Moderator:
              Rapporteur:
1530-1630     Issues in Countries with Medium Fertility
              Philippines – Dr. Junice L. Demeterio-Melgar, Executive Director, Likhaan Centre for
              Women’s Health Inc. Philippines
              Maldives - Dr. Bhanu Bhakta Niraula, Country Director – Programme and Operations,
              The Britain Nepal Medical Trust, Nepal
              Myanmar – Dr. Hla Hla Aye, Consultant, Human Resource for Health, Myanmar

              Discussions
1630-1645     Coffee break
1645-1745     Challenges in Sustaining Universal Access to Family Planning
              Sri Lanka – Dr A.T.P.L. Abeykoon, Senior Fellow, Institute for Health Policy, Sri Lanka
              Malaysia – Dr Norliza Ahmad, Director, Human Reproduction Division, National
              Population and Family Planning Board, Malaysia
              Thailand – (TBA)
              Iran – (TBA)

              Discussions
1900          Reception
Day 2:        IDENTIFICATION OF GAPS AND ISSUES
December 9
              Moderator:
              Rapporteur:
0900 – 1030   Statements from Countries
               Bhutan
               Cambodia
               Lao PDR
               Vietnam
              Discussions

               Kiribat
               Solomon Islands
               Vanuatu
              Discussions
Session 3    Objective: Identification of ways to improve commodity security for reproductive health,
             including family planning
             Moderator: Mr Jagdish Upadhyay, Chief of Commodity Security Branch, UNFPA
             Rapporteur:
1000-1100    Reproductive Health Commodity Security
             1. Global RHCS Movement – Mr. John Skibiak, Director, Reproductive Health Security
                 Coalition
             2. Local Production of Contraceptives and RHCS Status in China – Ms Hu Yun, Deputy
                 Director, China Training Centre for Reproductive Health and Family Care, China
             3. Bangladesh (TBA)
             4. Lao PDR (TBA)

             Discussions
1100-1115    Coffee break
1115 -1215   Funding for Sustainability: Dialogue with Donors on Policies and Corresponding
             Investments in Family Planning
             Moderator: Ms. Nobuko Horibe, Regional Director, UNFPA APRO
             Rapporteur:
             1. Dr. Sadia Chowdhury, Coordinator, Reproductive and Child Health Program, the
                 World Bank
             2. Dr. Aye Aye Thwin, Director, Office of Public Health, USAID
             3. Ms. Michelle Sullivan, First Secretary, Regional Programme, AusAID
             4. NZAID (TBA)
             5. Mr. Jagdish Upadhyay, Chief of Commodity Security Branch, UNFPA

             Discussions
Session 4    Objective: Addressing challenges to quality of care in family planning and focusing on
             the needs of special groups
             Moderator:
             Rapporteur:
1215-1300    Benefit of Investing in Quality of Care
             1. Right to quality of care (TBA)
             2. Role of counselling in Family Planning Services- Ms. Ninuk Widyantoro, Chair,
                 Women’s Health Foundation

             Discussions
1300-1400    Lunch
1400-1500    Inequities in Access to Family Planning
             Moderator:
             Rapporteur:
             1. Inequities in Accessing Family Planning Services in Asia Pacific Region and its
                 implications – Ms Sujatha Rao, Monitoring and Evaluation Resident Advisor,
                 Measure Evaluation, ICF MACRO, Bangkok
             2. Inequities in Access to family planning in Indonesia –Mr. Kartono Muhammed,
                 Women’s Health Foundation, Indonesia
             Discussions
1500-1530    Coffee break
1530-1700     Access of Young People to Family Planning Services
              Moderator:
              Rapporteur:
              1. Unmet needs of family planning among adolescents (TBA)
              2. Access of young people to reproductive health services including family planning:
                 Experiences from the region – Ms Sono Aibe, Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives,
                 Pathfinder International
              3. Meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of youth: Insights from India – Dr
                 Shireen Jejeeboy, Population Council, India

              Panel discussion with young people from selected countries:
              Bangladesh, Philippines, Pacific

              Discussions
Day 3:        ADVOCACY AND ACTIONS FOR TAKING FORWARD COMMITMENTS TO INVESTING IN
December 10   FAMILY PLANNING
Session 5     Objective: To advocate for continued and adequate investments in FP
              Moderator: Mr Raj Chengappa, Editor, The Tribune, India
              Rapporteur:
0900-1030     Round table :
              Parliamentarians from selected countries and media experts

1030-1100     Coffee break
Session 6     Objective: To develop action plans / strategies for taking forward commitments to
              investing in FP and reducing inequities
              Moderator:
              Rapporteur:
1100-1230     Group Work
              Consensus building on action plan for taking forward commitments to investing in
              family planning
              (Four cluster of countries according to the nature of their challenges )

1230-1400     Lunch

1400-1500     Presentation of Plan of Action
              Taking consensus forward – Ms. Nobuko Horibe, Director, UNFPA APRO

              Closing Remarks