31st Meeting of Country Engagement Group (CEWG)
The 31st quarterly meeting of Country Engagement Working Group (CEWG) was held at Quetta, Baluchistan on December 13-14, 2023. The CEWG is a high level coordination forum between federal, provincial and regional governments on Population and Health. The meeting was organized by the Population Program Wing (PPW), Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (M/o NHSRC) with the support of UNFPA and hosted by the Population Welfare Department (PWD), Baluchistan. On 13th December, meeting of the CEWG sub- groups on Contraceptive Commodity Security, Media & Communication, and M&E were held at the Serena Hotel, Quetta. The main CEWG meeting was held on 14th December. The Secretary Population, PWD Baluchistan chaired the meeting and Director General Population, M/o NHSRC moderated and lead the proceedings of the meeting. Members of the CEWG and sub-working Groups participated in the meeting including the secretaries, additional secretaries, Director Generals and Directors from the PWD and Health Departments and UNFPA & private sector representatives from the federal, AJK, GB, Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan and KP. Many key decisions related to the implementation of National Action Plan on Population and stabilization of the Population in the country were taken during the deliberations.