This document is a response to a call from the international community for UNFPA to take the lead in ensuring reproductive health commodity security (RHCS). It outlines the scope of the issue, identifies required actions at both the global and country levels to ensure RHCS, and proposes specific roles for various partners, from developing country governments to NGOs and the private sector. It also projects contraceptive costs, shortfalls and consequences.
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