Sunday May 14

Monday May 15

Tuesday May 16

Wednesday May 17

Session 1

10:00 - 14:00

Participants self-study

Participants self-study

Participants self-study

Participants self-study

Session 2

15:00 - 16:30
(Cairo Time)

8:00 - 9:30
(Washington, D.C. Time)

VIDEO TAPE

Population and Reproductive Health: The Big Picture

Mary Catley-Carlson, Consultant

VIDEO CONFERENCE

Articulating the New Vision of Population and Reproductive Health for Participants' Countries

Tom Merrick, World Bank, and WBI staff

VIDEO TAPE

Changing Demographic Environments and Epidemiological Conditions

John Bongaarts
Population Council

VIDEO TAPE

The Impacts of Demographic Changes on Development

David Bloom,
Harvard School of Public Health

Session 3

17:00 - 18:30
(Cairo Time)

10:00 - 11:30
(Washington, D.C. Time)

VIDEO CONFERENCE & SMALL GROUP WORK

Discussion continued and exercise

Tom Merrick and WBI staff

VIDEO CONFERENCE

Changing Demographics of Arab countries

John Casterline, Population Council

VIDEO CONFERENCE

Policies to Address Links Between Population and Economic Changes

Tom Merrick

Thursday May 18

Sunday May 21

Monday May 22

Tuesday May 23

Session 1

10:00 - 14:00

Participants self-study

Participants self-study

Participants self-study

Participants self-study

Session 2

15:00 - 16:30
(Cairo Time>

8:00 - 9:30
(Washington, D.C. Time)

VIDEO CONFERENCE

Gender, Growth, and Poverty: Completing the Picture

Mark Blackden, World Bank

VIDEO CONFERENCE

Boundaries of Reproductive Health

LOCAL

Determinants of Health: Forces and Players and Their Roles

Maha El Adawy, Ford Foundation

LOCAL

Wrap-up and Review of Policy Research Implications

Evaluation
Arlette Campbell White, World Bank Institute

Session 3

17:00 - 18:30
(Cairo Time>

10:00 - 11:30
(Washington, D.C. Time)

VIDEO CONFERENCE

Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights in Arab Countries

Fatma Khafagy (UNICEF Cairo office)

VIDEO CONFERENCE

Boundaries of Reproductive Health

Continued

Carla AbouZahr, Allan Hill

LOCAL

Health reform -- How the Players Are Trying to Improve Health Systems Performance

Maha El Adawy