1. Sustainable supply of reproductive-health commodities
- Author
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Safia Ahsan
- Subjects
Economic growth ,Institutionalisation ,International Cooperation ,Population ,Developing country ,Comorbidity ,Procurement ,Supply management ,Economics ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Human resources ,education ,Contraceptives, Postcoital ,Reproductive health ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Maternal Mortality ,Reproductive Medicine ,Family planning ,Women's Health ,Female ,Reproductive Health Services ,business - Abstract
This article shares the authors views that increasing sustainable supply of reproductive health commodities can prevent unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions averting tens of thousands of maternal deaths annually. The article discusses the factors influencing the attainment of sustainable supply for essential reproductive health commodities to intervene at global and country-levels including the availability of affordable high-quality medicines and supplies; structure of national supply systems; institutionalization of supply; human resource capacity; and stigma. Those active in the field of reproductive health worldwide must take into consideration the commercial availability of commodities; effective financing mechanisms requiring advocacy technical assistance and perseverance; and well-designed and consistently executed forecasting procurement and inventory management practice for supply management.
- Published
- 2012