Left to right: Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and the Technical Specialist, Reproductive Health Commodity Security of UNFPA Antananarivo Thursday 13 April 2017 , The official ceremony of delivery of equipment and teaching materials to the Faculty of Medicine of Antananarivo and the Institute of Interregional Paramedical Training took place today in Ankatso. This endowment is part of UNFPA's programme of cooperation with the Malagasy Government for improving the quality of training at the level of the Faculty of Medicine, in particular the maieutic field. 

The total amount of USD 2,341,000 of this Joint Work Plan 2017 is based on the following outputs: national authorities are better equipped to formulate and implement national, local and sectoral policies and strategies, taking into account national priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the Ministry of Economy and Planning and its decentralized structures have enhanced capacity to monitor and coordinate development programmes at national, local and sectoral levels; structural transformation, sustainable productive capacity building and good environmental governance are effective and promote the creation of jobs and livelihoods for poor and vulnerable populations, especially women and young people. A fourth output has been included in the joint work plan which is related to the coordination and management of planned interventions.