Population Forums Presentations
The presentations below were made at the series of five Population Forums held by PSN in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, starting in September 2006 and concluding with the final session held in the UK Houses of Parliament on 30 January 2007.
Photo: Concluding Forum held at Porticulis House left to right: Chris Rapley (British Antartic Society), Nafiz Sadiq (former director UNFPA), Christine McCafferty MP, Gareth Thomas (DFID minister), Richard Ottaway MP.
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Forum 1 - Population, Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals
Date: 12/09/2006
Author(s) Andy Haines, Michael Lipton, John Cleland and Andrew Rogerson.An overview of the multiple presentations delivered on the theme of the first population forum.
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Forum 2 - Gender, women's empowerment, and universal access to education- the impact of population.
Date: 26/09/2006
Author(s) Naana Otoo-Oyortey, IPPF.Presentation outlining the significance of population factors for women's empowerment.
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Forum 3a - Contraception, population growth and the link with maternal and child mortality
Date: 10/10/2006
Author(s) Carine Ronsmans, LSHTM.Presentation examining the links between high rates of population growth, lack of access to family planning, and maternal and child mortality.
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Forum 3b - Safe abortion is not enough: contraception, abortion and maternal mortality
Date: 10/10/2006
Author(s) Cicerly Marston, LSHTM.Presentation on the links between increased access to contraception and reductions in unsafe abortion and maternal mortality.
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Forum 4a - AIDS and Population - joined up working?
Date: 24/10/2006
Author(s) Ian M Timæus, LSHTM.Presentation examining population change as a result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and social and economic impacts.
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Forum 4b - AIDS and Population: A synergistic response
Date: 24/10/2006
Author(s) Nyovani Madise, APHRC.Presentation outlining the need for a synergisic response to AIDS and Population issues, integrating family planning and HIV/AIDS programmes.
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Forum 5a - Population - The Unfinished Agenda?
Date: 31/01/2007
Author(s) Gareth Thomas, DFID.Presentation highlighting the urgency for investment in family planning programmes and increased focus on population issues in the international arena.
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Forum 5b -Population - The Unfinished Agenda – From Research to Action
Date: 30/01/2007
Author(s) Dr. Nafis Sadik, UNAIDS.Presentation examining the myths that are contributing to the global silence on population issues and providing suggestions for spuring action.
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Forum 5c - Population - The Unfinished Agenda? Population Growth and the Environment
Date: 30/01/2007
Author(s) Dr. Chris Rapley, British Antartic Society.