The Ouagadougou conference built upon the results of earlier conferences, including the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo in 1994, which stressed the importance of reproductive health for men. In 1995, a regional confer- ence was held in Dakar to present new findings from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) on men’s reproductive attitudes and behavior. In 1996, a regional conference on men’s participation in reproductive health was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, for participants from English-speaking African countries. Also in 1996, the First Regional Forum in Central and West Africa met in Ouagadougou to discuss training in reproductive health. In.
