ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (APP):Caretaker Federal Minister for National Health Services, Reg
ulations and Coordination Dr Nadeem Jan on Sunday
said that stakeholders should play their important role in the management of the pop
ulation in the country.
Addressing the Donors Strategic Forum Meeting, the minister stressed that regular interaction with the relevant donor must be ensured through a Coordination Committee as established in the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) called Donor Coordination Committee.
He
said that rapid pop
ulation growth like 2.5% per annum is a serious issue in Pakistan, and all stakeholders including Federal Government, Provincial Governments, political leadership, development partners and implementing partners in public and private sectors have an important role to play.
The representatives of the donor community assured their all possible support to enhance the agenda of pop
ulation in Pakistan.
The Donors Strategic Forum has been constituted for fo
llow-up actions of the International Donors’ Conference held on 26 November 2021 under the chair of the President of Pakistan at the Awan-i-Sadder, Islamabad.
The conference was arranged to tap financial resources from the donor community for the complete operationalization of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Pop
ulation developed in pursuance of the Recommendations on Pop
ulation approved by the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in its 40th meeting and to ensure resources for new NAP (2024-2030).
In the meeting, the provinces and regions shared their budget requirements and the gap that requires donors’ support to achieve the national targets of pop
ulation set for 2025 and 2030 based on international commitments and recommendation of pop
ulation conference held in the Supreme Court of Pakistan in July 2023.
The meeting was attended by the Se
cretary, Economic Affairs Division, Additional Se
cretary, Ministry of NHSR&C, Director General (Pop
ulation Program Wing), Ministry of NHSR&C, Joint Se
cretary, Economic Affairs Division, Representatives of UNFPA CDO, USAID, World Bank, Australian High Commission and others.
