January 2009
Asia Pacific Alliance spreads its wings
By Suzanne Ehlers
One of the unique features of the Asia Pacific Alliance (APA) is that it brings together reproductive health (RH), family planning (FP), development and environment nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). We in the movement know that all of our activities are linked and mutually reinforcing, but a platform such as APA holds our feet to the fire in terms of active and meaningful collaboration.
Last year, Terri Bartlett, a key APA member died suddenly, and with her death, the Asia Pacific Alliance for ICPD and the global sexual and reproductive health community lost one of its torch-bearers.