05.05.08 UNFPA and IGAD to hold joint workshop in Dijbouti
IGAD Member States in Africa to attend capacity-building workshop
05.05.08 UNFPA/European Commission organize joint training on RHCS
Training in Johannesburg for conflict and post-conflict countries
25.04.08 May membership meeting webpage now available
Overview of events planned around the membership meeting
10.04.08 Ninth Coalition Membership Meeting, May 22-23
European Commission to host Brussels meeting
08.04.08 Brazil produces 'rainforest' condoms
Brazilian government makes Amazon rubber condoms
07.04.08 March Coalition newsletter now published
Latest SupplyInsider just out with latest Coalition news
02.04.08 Jagdish Upadhyay visits Burkina Faso
Executive Committee member discusses commodity security
01.04.08 PSP-One online conference attracts global audience
Social marketing event attracts over 900 registrants
31.03.08 RH supplies mentioned in speech by Sarah Brown
Charity luncheon speech calls for better supply chains
26.03.08 Association for Public Health Logisticians takes root
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT helps establish IAPHL
12.03.08 Dalberg Consulting Services awarded MVG/PG contract
Study expected to be concluded by end-May
04.03.08 New Supply Chain Management E-Newsletter
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT publication gives insights to supply chain logistics
29.02.08 Supporting RH/HIV proposals to the Global Fund
New initiative supports Civil Society Organizations with their Global Fund proposals
29.02.08 Journalists learn about supply shortage in Tanzania
DSW accompanied seven European journalists and one photographer to Tanzania
28.02.08 WHO Prequalification Programme launches new EOI
Oxytocin, magnesium sulphate, hormonal contraceptives included
21.02.08 RH/HIV Integration Initiative meeting, February 26-29
Launch of the Global Fund Round 8 RH/HIV Integration Initiative
21.02.08 New member news: Marie Stopes Kenya reopens clinics
Providing emergency services and supplies
21.02.08 New tool available on Indian regulatory systems
PATH’s India office produces interactive tool on Indian regulatory systems
20.02.08 Parliamentary study tour to Niger focuses on supplies
EPF and E&P organize study tour to world's poorest country
14.02.08 First software tools review workshop held
On January 28, 2008, a workshop was held at the New York offices of UNFPA to update participants on...
28.01.08 Regional Workshop on RHCS Advocacy
The workshop brought together in one forum a unique gathering of members of parliament, senior...
17.01.08 Presentations from October MDA WG available online
All the presentations from the Market Development Approaches Working Group meeting in...
15.01.08 UNFPA breaks fund-raising record
2007 was a record year for UNFPA in the financial support received from the international community.
11.01.08 Project RMA announces first round of small grant recipients
Project RMA has announced the first round of small grant recipients.
09.01.08 MDA WG update: December 2007
No MDA meeting took place this month. Nonetheless, the USAID | PSP-One project has begun efforts to...
09.01.08 Countries at Risk (CAR) group addresses supply problems
In December 2007, the Countries at Risk (CAR) group addressed a number of supply problems including...
09.01.08 Supply Chain Management Tools Software Review: consultative workshop
The consultant team from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland has...
09.01.08 World Bank issues RFP for Minimum Volume/Pledge Guarantee
In November 2007, the World Bank called for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to design a...
09.01.08 West African workshop on Prequalification
WHO, UNFPA, PATH and WAHO recently led a regional workshop on the WHO Prequalification Programme.
09.01.08 Coalition adds 12 new members in December
The Coalition continues to grow with 12 new members joining in December 2007.
09.01.08 East African RH Network highlights supplies
The first Project RMA sub-regional meeting was held on December 2-5, 2007 in Kampala, Uganda.
08.01.08 Repositioning Family Planning Conference presentations available online
The presentations from the two recent Repositioning Family Planning conferences will be available...
08.01.08 USAID produces "Repositioning in Action" E-Bulletin
At the April 2007 membership meeting, Dia Timmerman of UNFPA spoke about the...
28.12.07 Gaborone declaration on RHCS
In the Gaborone Declaration on Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) the parliamentarians...
20.12.07 Coalition doubles in size
In November 2007, the Coalition doubled in size with the admission of 16 new member organizations....
17.12.07 Catalonian Development Agency and UNFPA sign agreement
Catalonian Development Agency and UNFPA sign the first framework agreement on sexual and...
17.12.07 Call for abstracts for Reproductive Health in Emergencies Conference 2008
The Reproductive Health in Emergencies Conference 2008 is now accepting abstracts. The submission...
15.12.07 Report of the UNFPA Champions' meeting now available
The Report of the UNFPA Champions' Meeting held on September 10-11 2007, at the UNFPA Headquarters...
14.12.07 UNFPA holds Global Programme Consultative Review Board
The Global Programme’s Consultative Review Board met last month to discuss the Programme’s funding...
14.12.07 Executive Committee member attends Philippines advocacy meeting
Coalition Executive Committee member Jagdish Upadhyay recently attended a workship in the...
13.12.07 The USAID - DELIVER project announces new customer service line
Do you need information about your product shipment? Do you have a burning procurement question?...
13.12.07 RMA WG update: November 2007
The venue and dates of Project RMA's first Annual Global Civil Society Meeting,...
13.12.07 MDA WG update: November 2007
Ten members of the MDA WG met by teleconference on November 29 to review progress on the seven...
13.12.07 RHI update: November 2007
In November 2007, Jane Feinberg presented a poster entitled "RHInterchange: A tool for implementing...
13.12.07 Countries at Risk (CAR) Group: November 2007 update
This month, the CAR issued its annual progress report which reviewed Group activities through...
13.12.07 Coalition meets Interagency Pharmaceutical Coordination Group
Carolyn Hart of JSI represented the Coalition at the November 13 meeting of the Interagency...
13.12.07 Pharmaceutical industry to improve supply chain
Coalition Technical Officer Steve Kinzett joined representatives of more than 20 pharmaceutical and...
13.12.07 PPD welcomes the Coalition to its Rabat Membership Meeting
John Skibiak joined country delegates from around the world at the Partners in Population and...
13.12.07 Coalition participates in francophone virtual conference
Coalition Director, John Skibiak, was one of 10 presenters at the 2nd Virtual Conference on...
13.12.07 European Commission releases study on commodity security
The European Commission (EC) has released the results of a major study on Reproductive Health...
13.12.07 Next membership meeting scheduled for week of 19 May in Brussels
The European Commission and Secretariat have selected the week of May 19 for next year's membership...
13.12.07 Securing the Coalition's future
A key objective of the Coalition's Strategic Plan is to ensure the sustainability...
13.12.07 Seeking nominations for Co-Chair and Southern representation
At its October meeting, the Executive Committee called for the establishment of a sub-committee to...
12.12.07 Ethiopian Ministry of Health to provide more family planning services
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health has announced plans to provide family planning services to 8.5...
12.11.07 Safeguarding the contraceptive supply in Latin America
Outlook for contraceptive security and its challenges in Latin America
09.11.07 Socialist Group in European Parliament launches petition to cut VAT on condoms
This article describes some of the VAT increases and the value of cutting VAT on condoms to the...
01.11.07 Systems Strengthening Copenhagen meeting December 2006
Minutes online for this significant meeting which involved representatives from the SS WG, DFID and...
01.11.07 News from the Systems Strengthening WG
Feedback requested for supplies related resource list
01.11.07 MDA teleconference January 25 2007
Read the conference minutes which includes discussions about the ToR for the country typology,...
01.11.07 RH Supplies and the Global Fund
View sign-on letter to the Global Fund urging the inclusion of reproductive health and HIV/AIDS...
01.11.07 Better money: minimum volume/pledge guarantee
Systems Strengthening WG to explore the global inefficiencies in financing and procuring RH...
30.10.07 Keeping reproductive health supplies on an expanding agenda
RHSC members and international agencies and institutions strategise about how to increase support...
22.10.07 Women deliver conference launches new commitments
Strong new pledges of commitment to RH after landmark Women Deliver Conference
18.10.07 UK Pledges £100 million to UNFPA
Maternal deaths and unwanted pregnancies can be cut dramatically in countries around the globe...
18.10.07 New report ranks 130 nations according to sexual and reproductive risks to women
Lack of contraception and care has meant that the risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth still...
16.10.07 Starpharma, Durex in co-development deal
Good news for supplies as Durex condoms and microbicide gel produced together for first time
05.10.07 1.5 per cent of pregnant women die of complications
Nigerian Commissioner for Health gives her view on why Nigeria has one of the worst maternal...
01.10.07 RMA WG mobilises civil society
Global and regional meetings to take place in Ethiopia and Uganda.
01.10.07 Manufacturers of contraceptives partner with Coalition
Coalition considered ‘genuine’ partner by companies
01.10.07 RHI celebrates third year online
In early October, the RHInterchange (RHI) celebrated its third year online. At the Systems...
01.10.07 A new look at the supplies gap
Method of assessing the reproductive health supplies shortfall reviewed
01.10.07 Countdown 2015 Europe off to a running start
Coalition takes example from Countdown 2015
01.10.07 Washington meeting showcases global lessons from Latin America
Largest numbers ever at the Coalitions 8th membership meeting!
01.10.07 Supply Chain Management Tools Software Review
On October 26, the SSWG met to review progress on their ongoing work streams. The meeting opened...
14.09.07 What about the female condom?
This article highlights the importance of raising awareness and convincing the public of the value...
09.09.07 More Nepalese women using contraceptives than men
This article talks about the views of the Family Planning Association Nepal (FPAN) about family...
01.09.07 Project RMA's first regional workshop in Uganda, December 07
Project RMA to boost advocacy activities in east Africa
01.09.07 Target audience identification process
This short report gives highlights from the RHSC membership meeting in Bonn in October 2006 message...
01.09.07 Systems Strengthening/Resource Mobilisation and Awareness WGs collaborate
Working Groups take steps to make better use of existing resources and sources of data
01.09.07 Female condom mirrors broader supply issues
Increased interest in the Coalition by the by the female condom community
01.09.07 UNFPA applauds Supply Champions
The Coalition joined UNFPA in acknowledging the work of "RHCS Champions" from Africa, Latin...
01.09.07 Maximizing synergies for greater European investment in supplies
Countdown 2015 coalition ‘Group of 10’ receive grant to advocate more effectively for increased...
01.09.07 Consensus and convergence characterize membership discussions
Membership Task Force draft a set of recommendations on Coalition membership
01.09.07 First news about the review of software tools
The Systems Strengthening Working Group (SSWG) has decided to undertake a...
24.08.07 UK and Germany announce international partnership
Risk of not meeting health related MDGs acknowledged
17.08.07 Low-quality condoms flood Malawi
Malawi working towards acquiring equipment to test condoms through the National AIDS Commission in...
14.08.07 World Bank; Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 4319
This paper looks at two key questions; does a firms' propensity to introduce new products or...
10.08.07 Government provides free female condoms in public health centres
In this article the Kenyan Assistant Health Minister defends why female condoms in Kenya are more...
01.08.07 Joint Canadian and European Parliamentary study tour to Ghana, 21-28 July 2007
Ghana tour summary and highlights
29.06.07 U.S. Senate committee endorses important FP/RH policy changes
Including a link to the full committee's press release on the markup, which provides additional...
25.06.07 Spain increases its funds given to the UN Population Fund
€10M for reproductive health products!
