FIRST Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba-Sata has told a London conference that there is urgent need for effective private-public and donor partnerships in the delivery of family planning services among the disempowered groups in poor countries.
This is according to First Secretary for press at the Zambian High commissioner in London Amos Chanda in a statement released to the media.
Dr Kaseba said this when she delivered a keynote address to the Marie Stopes-organised pre-conference discussion on the theme: “Making Money Work for Family Planning” at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecology in London, United Kingdom.
Dr Kaseba emphasized that family planning was critical particularly for women and youths who are the more disadvantaged groups when it comes to choices over reproductive rights.
She said: “It is smart economics to invest in women. I want to call upon all the donors to Zambia’s health sector and the Third World in general to let the money work for family planning, increase dialogue between and among the donors, public and private sectors in order to save lives.”
She said donors supporting the health sector in Zambia were working very well with the government and thanked Marie Stopes particularly for expanding family health services in both rural and urban areas of the country.
His Excellency, Lt. Colonel Bizwayo Nkunika, the Zambia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, who accompanied the First Lady along with Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health Dr. Joseph Katema, said the mission is pleased with the resounding applause given to the First Lady by the audience at the college where she did her post graduate studies in medicine years back.
Lt. Col Nkunika said the First Lady will again speak as a panelist at the London Summit on Family Planning on July 11, 2012 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre at the joint invitation of the British government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Health ministers from Tanzania and Uganda were among the panelists that spoke alongside Dr Kaseba. British Minister for International Development Andrew Mitchell will be the guest of honour at the two-day summit that has attracted ministers and dignitaries from various countries.
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When are we going to stop begging. people in Zed should start working hard for themselves and not wait for GRZ or donors to feed them.
Doc , Job well done i like your professionalism and empathy you have for the poor and women in General keep up the good work…
She is in the advance party for Ukwa’s hospital admission post Addis Ababa. George Walker Bush is the one with a compassionate heart.
She is indirectly asking for more and more CONDOMS
Why are we begging other countries to come tell us about family planning — can’t MoH do that?
Do we need donor funding to come tell us to stop f*****g.
When the donors come to help her foolish husband and the id.iot at the post will scream that it is payback time for colonialism and slavery. What a government!
How many children has Ukwa? He obviously does not know anything about family planning – just ask Bishop Mpundu’s sisters.
Sata and HH were having a heated debate. Finally, HH jumped up and yelled at CNP, “What about the powerful interest that controls you?”
And CNP screamed back, “You leave my wife out of this!”
Why should donors have to contribute? Why not ask your Govt first and let them cut down on unecessary expenditure. this habit of begging all the time has got to stop and it’s got to stop now!!!!! what have you done with all the billions given by well meaning governments who your president is so earger to insult at any give opportunity? Charity begins at home
Countries like Uganda do not have a clue what family planning is. They have a small land mass but they are populating it like rats or mice or no, like cockroaches. The population is growing at a rate of 1 million births a year. Disaster
Justin
http://www.unwanted-pregnancies.co.za/abortion-in-pretoria-and-johannesburg.html