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Publications: Essential Supplies


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Contraceptive Commodities for Women's Health

Key Data and Findings

Expanding access to a choice of affordable and appropriate contraceptive commodities is critical to achieving the goal of reproductive health for all. This report, prepared for the United Nations Commission on Commodities for Women and Children’s Health, provides a review of three contraceptive commodities that are considered to be overlooked or underutilized: the female condom, hormonal implants and emergency contraception.
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Medicines for Maternal Health

Key Data and Findings

Expanding access to quality, affordable maternal health medicines is critical to making progress in reducing maternal mortality. However, significant challenges often impede such access. Chief among them is a lack of data on the needs, gaps, systems and financing for maternal health medicines.
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Strengthening Country Office Capacity to Support Sexual and Reproductive Health in the New Aid Environment

Report of a technical consultation meeting: wrap-up assessment of the 2008–2011 UNFPA–WHO collaborative project

This report takes stock of the progress of sexual and reproductive health initiatives of the UNFPA and World Health Organization in four countries in 2011: Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malawi, Senegal and Tajikistan. The studies also focus on how the role of the country offices of the two agencies has changed in the context of sexual and reproductive health.    
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Comprehensive Condom Programming

A guide for resource mobilization and country programming

This guide outlines a 10-Step Strategic Approach to scale up comprehensive condom programming that encourages the participation of donors and international agencies while placing ultimate responsibility for decision-making and implementation in the hands of national partners. The design of a condom programme may vary from country to country, but the process of designing and implementing a SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-governed) strategy has many common features, which are described in this document.
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Donor Support for Contraceptives and Condoms for STI/HIV Prevention 2009

This report, updated annually, is a rich source of data for development that can drive good planning for contraceptive supply, advocacy and resource mobilization. The report contains dozens of tables and graphs full of information and analysis that can influence policy dialogue, advocacy and interagency work. It aims to enhance coordination among donors, improve partnerships between donors and national governments, and mobilize the resources needed to accelerate progress towards universal access to sexual and reproductive health, as set forth in the ICPD Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals.
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Towards a Unified Approach

Inter-Agency Task Team on Comprehensive Condom Programming

The following document outlines the conceptual framework under which the Inter-Agency Task Team on Comprehensive Condom Programming (IATT/CCP) operates. It concludes with a 10-step approach to scale up comprehensive condom programming in individual countries.
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Global Programme on Reproductive Health Commodity Security

Annual Report 2010

Since 2007, the Thematic Fund for Reproductive Health Commodity Security has helped UNFPA work systematically with national governments to carry out the diverse and multi-faceted work needed to ensure that all individuals can obtain and use affordable, quality reproductive health supplies of their choice whenever they need them. This year's annual report of the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security reveals significant progress and measurable impact in the over 70 countries supported
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Success Stories in Reproductive Health Commodity Security

Sustained and strategic support from UNFPA through the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Securities is helping developing countries to provide access to a reliable supply of contraceptives, condoms, medicines and equipment. This publication presents eight examples of specific activities funded.  
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UNFPA Annual Report 2010

The annual report illustrates UNFPA's projects and programmes in 155 countries in 2010 and provides a snapshot of income and project expenditures for the year.
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Reproductive Health Commodity Security Update

This publication provides an update on significant progress and measurable impact by countries supported by the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security, which is now active in over 70 countries.
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