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Enhancing the Reproductive Health Interchange: An Initiative for Supply Chain Improvement

Join the RH Supplies Coalition Meeting in Seattle on May 18-19, 2005, to discuss the enhancement and future of the Reproductive Health Interchange (RHI). Key topics include the support for accurate order data, program forecasting, and informed supply management. Stakeholders will participate in planning, financing, and expansion strategies for the RHI's future. Collaborate with leading organizations, including IPPF, UNFPA, and USAID, to foster improvements in reproductive health supply chains. For more information, visit rhi.rhsupplies.org.

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Enhancing the Reproductive Health Interchange: An Initiative for Supply Chain Improvement

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  1. Options for the RHInterchange: An Integration Initiative Adding Value in the Reproductive Health Supply Chain RH Supplies Coalition Meeting, Seattle,18-19 May 2005

  2. How the Coalition and Coalition members can endorse, strengthen, and improve the RHI: • Support the provision of the right order and shipment data • Support the need for program forecasts • Promote the use of the RHI for more informed management of supplies • Provide a forum to discuss the RHI’s future and ongoing operations, through a Coalition-sanctioned working group

  3. Options for the RHI‘s Future • Stakeholder participation in planning for the future (June) • Financing • Expansion • Enhancement

  4. Financing the RHI • External support required for transition phase of 2-3 years • One or more donors • User fees or member fees an ultimate objective • “Location” of RHI during interim phase

  5. Expanding the RHI • IPPF, UNFPA, and USAID make up 58% all donations combined • Include BMZ/KfW, DfID, and PSI; total rises to 85% • Continue discussions with the World Bank as to how best to capture Bank-financed procurements of RH supplies.

  6. Enhancing the RHI • Global metrics for RH supply chain management • Procurement information resource • Forecasting database

  7. Recommendation:The Coalition and Coalition members can and should endorse, strengthen, and improve the RHI.

  8. Thank you. Visit the RHInterchange at rhi.rhsupplies.org

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