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Population Reports: Family Planning Logistics: Strengthening the Supply Chain

[Full Text: Population Reports: Family Planning Logistics: Strenghtening the Supply Chain, 24 p., 2 MB

Editors’ Summary (Pages 1-2) Population Reports: Family Planning Logistics: Strenghtening the Supply Chain, 2 p., 237 kb
A New Look at Logistics (Pages 3-6) Population Reports: Family Planning Logistics: Strenghtening the Supply Chain, 4 p., 248 kb
Clients Come First & People and Performance (Pages 6-9) Population Reports: Family Planning Logistics: Strenghtening the Supply Chain, 4 p., 259 kb
The Role of Information & Forecasting and Procurement (Pages 9-16) Population Reports: Family Planning Logistics: Strenghtening the Supply Chain, 8 p., 743 kb
Distribution & Towards Contraceptive Security (Pages 17-21) Population Reports: Family Planning Logistics: Strenghtening the Supply Chain, 5 p., 439 kb
Bibliography & Order Form (Pages 21-24) Population Reports: Family Planning Logistics: Strenghtening the Supply Chain, 4 p., 363 kb]

Summary: For family planning (FP) programs, a consistent supply of contraceptives is needed. Consistent supply results from a well-managed logistics system and from adequate and reliable funding. This report highlights the importance of family planning logistics in strengthening the supply chain. In family planning programs, the term "logistics" refers to activities concerned with selecting, financing, delivering, and distributing contraceptives and other supplies. With better logistics, family planning programs can make contraceptives more available, improve the quality of care, and stretch resources further--ultimately helping clients achieve their family planning intentions better. In strengthening logistics systems, this document presents practical tips which include: focusing on meeting clients’ needs; improving staff performance; highlighting the benefits of logistics to policy-makers; improving forecasting; and improving distribution. Also, a checklist is presented for assessing how the supply chain functions.  

Source: Setty-Venugopal, V., Jacoby, R., and Hart, C. (2002). Published by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Population Information Program, Baltimore, Maryland.

Request a copy of this document: Send an e-mail message to orders@jhuccp.org.

See also:

French
Spanish: [Full Text: Logística de la planificación familiar Cómo fortalecer la cadena de suministros, 23 p., 1.5 MB
   Resumen de los editores (Pages 1-2) Logística de la planificación familiar Cómo fortalecer la cadena de suministros, 2 p., 42 kb
   Una nueva mirada a la logística (Pages 3-6) Logística de la planificación familiar Cómo fortalecer la cadena de suministros, 4 p., 459 kb
   Los clientes vienen primero & Las personas y el desempeño (Pages 6-9) Logística de la planificación familiar Cómo fortalecer la cadena de suministros, 4 p., 199 kb
   El papel de la información & Proyecciones y adquisición (Pages 9-17) Logística de la planificación familiar Cómo fortalecer la cadena de suministros, 9 p., 487 kb
   Distribución & Hacia la seguridad anticonceptiva (Pages 17-21) Logística de la planificación familiar Cómo fortalecer la cadena de suministros, 7 p., 354 kb
   Bibliografía (Pages 21-23) Logística de la planificación familiar Cómo fortalecer la cadena de suministros, 7 p., 54 kb]