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ForoLAC oversees donation of 200 teaching devices
18th March 2024ForoLAC recently procured 200 model uteruses for the Dominican Republic’s health ministry, as part of RHSC’s agreement with USAID, using USAID funding. These resources will serve as training devices for the correct insertion and...
Category: ForoLAC
Mifepristone included in Ecuador’s Essential Medicines List
10th January 2024Ecuador’s Ministry of Health has successfully included mifepristone in its National Essential Medicines List. The long process leading up to this moment was supported by RHSC/ForoLAC and partners from CLACAI and IPAS, who provided...
Category: ForoLAC
RIAMA to become self-sustaining network
22nd June 2023RHSC partner APROPO’s private midwife network, RIAMA, is set to transition from a donor-funded to a self-sustaining network. Since its launch in 2019, its revolving fund for contraceptive procurement has grown 327 percent with...
Category: ForoLAC
Encuentro introduces SEPREMI to English-speaking Caribbean
21st June 2023In a region where island states face expensive and complex supply chain challenges, 24 participants from 17 Caribbean countries came together for the first time to learn about contraceptive procurement-related business...
Category: ForoLAC
Latin American NGO bypasses middleman, opens branches
26th April 2022We reported last month that with support from the RHSC and its regional arm, ForoLAC, Argentine NGO FUSA had secured authorization to buy reproductive health medicines directly from manufacturers and wholesale distributors, making...
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