Main Achievements

Since the Population Secretariat was founded in 1988, it has worked with other stakeholders to achieve the following:

• Formulation of an explicit National Population Policy, which was promulgated by the Government in 1995. This was revised in 2008.
• Coordination of effective implementation of the National Population Policy and programmes countrywide.
• Increased understanding of inter-linkages between population and development issues thus putting them high on the agenda.
• Supported the integration of population variables into development plans and programmes at national, sectoral, district and lower levels.
• Establised an institutional framework for the implementation of the population policy and programme at district and lower levels.
• Established strategic partnerships with Government Line Ministries and agencies, Parliament, Civil Society Organisations, International Organisations and development partners on population and development issues.
• Mobilised resources for the implementation of the National Population Policy and Programme.
• Developed a Strategic Plan, a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and a National Population Action Plan for operationalization of the National Population Policy.