Worldwide, the availability of reproductive health (RH) supplies, including contraceptives, medicines for prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, and medicines to ensure healthy pregnancy and delivery, falls short of current demands. No single set of factors can fully explain this reality. But the following three factors have been identified by the Coalition as being of particular significance. They also form the basis for each of the Coalition's three strategic goals.

• Inadequate or insufficient resources to meet increasing demand
• Weak systems amidst an increasingly complex supply environment
• Lack of global coordination and information sharing