John Snow, Inc., with support from Round 3 of the Innovation Fund, will strengthen the effectiveness of AccessRH by exploring factors that drive manufacturers' business practices and market behaviors; this will ultimately shape successful buyer-supplier partnerships. The initiative will also call on the knowledge and skills of the Coalition's Working Groups as a means of increasing global awareness and uptake of the new procurement mechanism. 

Objectives:

• To solicit manufacturer input into the operational design of AccessRH
• To solicit and include input from the Coalition's three Working Groups into this aspect of the design of AccessRH 
• To provide specific recommendations on the operational design of AccessRH, based on these findings

Activities conducted under this project will include drafting survey tools, collaborating with the Coalition's three Working Groups on the survey tool design, and interviewing select manufacturers. The primary outcome of this four-month project will be an informed and thorough design for the operation of AccessRH.

For more information on this project, please contact Carolyn Hart at JSI, or David Smith, SSWG Leader.