Summary (English)

Since 2007, the Thematic Fund for Reproductive Health Commodity Security [RHCS]—which finances the Global Programme to enhance RHCS—has helped UNFPA work with national governments to carry out the diverse and multi-faceted work needed to achieve Reproductive Health Commodity Security. Previous efforts responding to ad-hoc requests from countries for technical assistance and supplies failed to generate country-driven, sustainable approaches to commodity security.
UNFPA developed the Global Programme, specifically to help countries plan for their own needs in the sphere of RHCS. The Global Programme is designed to act as a catalyst to national action and the prioritisation and subsequent mainstreaming of Reproductive Health Commodity Security into national health policies, programmes, budgets and plans. As a result, countries are beginning to move towards more predictable, planned and sustainable country-driven approaches to securing essential supplies and ensuring their use.