News
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...
Category: ForoLAC
Latin America poised to boost Last Mile operations
10th March 2022A new feature of the SEPREMI business intelligence platform has now made it possible for health authorities from across Latin America to assess the effectiveness of their supply chains and, in the process, identify both...
Category: ForoLAC
Five new LAPTOP scholarships awarded
30th December 2021In much of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), supply chain efficiency is hindered by recurrent deficiencies in the skill sets of those managing supply chains. As is the case in much of the world, regional health ministries...
Category: ForoLAC