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Pakistan Alumni of JHU/CCP

Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the "Pakistan Development Communication Network"
A meeting of the Islamabad based participants of the 1st and 2nd Pakistan Advances in Health Communication and Advocacy Workshops was held on March 19, 2003 at Holliday Inn, Islamabad.

The purpose of the meeting was to form an alumni organization. The meeting agreed on the name "Pakistan Development Communication Network ( PDCN)" and also developed a shared vision, and objectives for the network besides electing the officer bearers.

Shared Vision: (By the year 2010)
Empowering the people of Pakistan, through creative and effective communication ,to fully understand their health situation, practice healthy life styles and work together for the implementation of people friendly health policies

 

 

Objectives: ( In next 3 years)
Establish a forum of communication professionals to share ideals, learn from each other and advocate for effective health communication policies/ strategies.

Create a core mass of communication specialists capable of designing effective BCC programs and strategies

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Advocate for people friendly policies and legislation on health issues

Promote and advocate for scientific heath communication research

Establish a communication resource center for sharing and dissemination of information of social and health issues
Build the capacity of households and communities to design, implement and evaluate health communication programs



The meeting also elected the following office bearers for the network. It was decided that the officer bearers would work till the time a national conference of all the Advances Alumni is organized:

President: Dr. Samia Hashim
Vice President: Mr. I. D. Feroze
General Secretary: Ms. Saira Muneeb
Treasurer: Mr. Khalid Mehmood
Media Coordinator: Mr. Shiraz Latif

Members of the Executive Council
Dr. Naila Butt, Dr. Fauzia Aqeel, Ms. Nazia Sayed, Dr. Samina Afghan, Ms. Tanvir Kiyani, Mr. Shehzad Ahmad, Mr. Inam-ulHaq, Dr. Ayesha Rasheed and Mr. Fayyaz Ahmad Khan

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