IUSSP Urban FP Panel sessions with The Challenge Initiative (TCI) at the 9th Africities Summit
Family planning is critical to urban development: what you need to know and what you can do
18 May in Kisumu, Kenya
Part 1 - 9:00-12:00
President/chairperson: Hon. Esther Passaris, Nairobi County Women Representative
Moderator/facilitator: Dr Nkechi Owoo, University of Ghana
Presentations
Short video: When Urban Development Meets Family Planning
How are family planning and urban development linked? (PowerPoint) Dr James Duminy, University of Bristol & African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town.
Domestic financing for family planning and strategic government leadership for FP and urban health. (Video) Dr Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health
Linking family planning with urban development: lessons from intermediate cities in Nigeria. (PowerPoint) Dr Sunday Adedini, IUSSP research fellow, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria & University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Political leaders as champions of family planning and urban development. (PowerPoint) Hon. Shiloo Abdulrahaman Omari, Mayor for Tanga City, Tanzania
Success in supporting African cities to improve reproductive health and family planning. (PowerPoint) Njeri Nyamu, TCI East Africa
Discussion, adoption of the conclusions, recommendations and negotiation of a “declaration” from Africities Summit on Family Planning, coordinated by Mme. Djenebou Diallo, Sr Advocacy Manager, Ouagadougou Partnership
Part 2 - 14:00-17:00
President/chairperson: Hon. Esther Passaris, Nairobi County Women Representative
Moderator/facilitator: Dr Mary Ellen Zuppan, IUSSP Executive Director
Presentations
Urban reproductive health and family planning and their role in African city policies. (Video) Dr Alex Ezeh, Drexel University, founding executive director of African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Nairobi
How the municipalities engaged the health system in support of family planning. (PowerPoint in French) Hon. Luc Sètondji Atrokpo, President of Association Nationale des Communes du Bénin (ANCB) and Mayor of the City of Cotonou represented by Mme Arlette Saizanou, adjointe au Maire, Chef du 1er arrondissement de Cotonou.
Challenges of meeting adolescent needs in intermediate cities. (PowerPoint) Hon. Julius Mutebi Ssalongo, the Mayor of Kira Local government, Uganda
Linking family planning with urban development: lessons from an intermediate city in Uganda. (PowerPoint) Dr Moses Tetui, University of Waterloo (Canada), Umeå University (Sweden) & Makerere University (Uganda)
Lessons from The Challenge Initiative/TCI, Nigeria. (PowerPoint) Dr Lekan Ajijola (The Challenge Initiative)
Discussion, adoption of the conclusions, recommendations and negotiation of a “declaration” from Africities Summit on family planning, coordinated by Mme. Djenebou Diallo, Senior Advocacy Manager, Ouagadougou Partnership