DOT Desk: Bangladesh says it is ready to use South-South Cooperation to share its best practices in population and development for achievement of International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (ICPD PoA), reports The Daily Star.
“We’re also keen to learning from the best practices of our partner countries, UN agencies and taking advantage of the South-South Cooperation (SSC) model to overcome the challenges,” said Md Murad Hassan, state minister for Health and Family Welfare. He was speaking on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) at UN headquarters on Monday at an event titled ‘South-South Cooperation for the achievement of the ICPD PoA and the 2030 Agenda’.
Murad spoke about the remarkable progress of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government in achieving ICPD goals and SDGs, said a media statement of Bangladesh’s Permanent Mission to the UN.
He underscored the improvement of primary healthcare service delivery system and establishment of about 14,000 community clinics.
State Minister Murad put forth a set of recommendations to mitigate challenges of achieving ICPD PoA and 2030 agenda. He suggested strengthening SSC, and more investment in the idea of ‘Centers of Excellence’ with focus on population and development.