Reproductive health supplies: a question of availability, quality and affordability
08/11 - 30/11/2017

Seminar on access to quality medicines and supplies for sexual reproductive health and rights – SRHR

 

Venue: DG Development Cooperation (DGD), Belgian FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade & Development Cooperation, Rue des Petits Carmes – Karmelietenstraat 15, 1000 Brussels

 

Co-organised by: Be-cause health Working group on Access to quality medicines together with Working group on Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights

Background

 

UN’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health calls for increasing access to and appropriate use of medicines, medical devices and health supplies that effectively address leading avoidable causes of death during pregnancy, childbirth and childhood. A UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children (UNCoLSC) identified in 2012 up to 13 essential but overlooked life-saving commodities that, if more widely accessed and properly used, could save the lives of more than 6 million women and children. Currently 214 million women of reproductive age in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy are for example not using a modern contraceptive method. How to ensure that supplies are accessible, affordable and within the reach of all? That supplies and products are of trusted quality? That supplies actually reach those who need them most? And that there is a sufficient choice of supplies to meet users’ needs?

This seminar brought together researchers and practitioners who exchanged insights and share good practices with regards to ensuring access to a full range of affordable, quality reproductive health supplies in low- and middle-income countries.

Notes of the seminar with insights and recommendations
Presentations

Watch a recording of the seminar

References

 

 

 

The opinions that are formulated by our organisation do not necessarily reflect those of the Belgian State and do not connect the latter in any possible circumstances.