Access 2 RH Supplies

The Reproductive Health Interchange added a great new feature to its website. The feature provides information about shipments of contraceptive supplies to selected countries using a world map. The feature is in Beta and the RHI is asking for your feedback.

To use the new feature:

1. In the top left hand box, select the “Geographic Summary” report,
2. click Go
3. Make your refinements by funding source, start and end date, methods. (You must select one or more countries (not regions, not global),
4. click Go
5. Around the middle of the page, click on the hyperlink “Show Map”

We invite you to join a virtual event highlighting USAID’s Contraceptive Security Ready Lessons II, 7:  Fostering Public-Private Collaboration for Improved Access organized by MSH’s Global Exchange Network for Reproductive Health (GEN) and the USAID│DELIVER PROJECT. This global virtual event will be held from December 9-11, 2009, and is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Contraceptive Security: Ready Lessons are a series of publications developed by USAID and its partners. They provide some practical steps that Family Planning managers can take to support country-led programs for contraceptive security. Each brief includes practical “how to” information, country examples, and lists for further reading. As new tools and field tested approaches become available, USAID documents and disseminates lessons learned through the Contraceptive Security: Ready Lessons series. This event will focus on one of the Ready Lessons – Fostering Public-Private Collaboration for Improved Access.

For family planning, a whole market approach considers the entire market for commodities and services in a country or region to ensure the needs of all clients are best met. By utilizing a whole market approach, we can more efficiently respond to the demand for contraceptives in both the private and public sector. This event will highlight in-country experiences and give you the opportunity to ask experts from the USAID│DELIVER PROJECT questions about the content of Contraceptive Security Ready Lessons II, #7: Fostering Public-Private Collaboration for Improved Access.

During this event, you will have an opportunity to:

• Ask experts from the USAID│DELIVER PROJECT questions about the whole market approach
• Learn how to apply a whole market approach for contraceptive security
• Understand the stewardship role of the public sector
• Identify practical ways to engage the private sector
• Clarify the role of non-governmental and faith-based organizations
• Identify collective responsibilities in Public-Private partnerships

We invite you to participate in this forum from December 9-11. To access the document, go to http://globalexchange.msh.org,log in, and click on “Library” on the left hand side of the page. Then click on “Contraceptive Security” to access all of the Contraceptive Security: Ready Lessons, and click on Contraceptive Security Ready Lessons II, 7:  Fostering Public-Private Collaboration for Improved Accessto download the document.If you have not yet signed up, we remind you that registration is free and available at http://globalexchange.msh.orgby following the instructions below:

1. Go to the home page of the Global Exchange Network for Reproductive Health: http://globalexchange.msh.org.
2. If you are not yet a member, click on “New participant? Register here – It’s free” in the upper right-hand corner of the page and provide the information requested. You will have immediate access to the website and resources!

We hope to see you online December 9-11!

The GEN and the USAID│DELIVER PROJECT teams

A supplement of the journal ‘Aids’ addresses critical gaps in the evidence base on family planning and HIV service integration and presents research that has been conducted in the following areas:

1. Behavioral research examining contraceptive practices and fertility desires of HIV-positive women and couples
2. Biomedical research addressing the safety and effectiveness of contraceptive methods for HIV-positive women
3. Programmatic research evaluating service delivery approaches to integrating family planning and HIV services
4. Behavioral research examining contraceptive practices and fertility desires of HIV-positive women and couples
5. Biomedical research addressing the safety and effectiveness of contraceptive methods for HIV-positive women
6. Programmatic research evaluating service delivery approaches to integrating family planning and HIV services

The studies published in the supplement expand the evidence base regarding how the family planning and HIV fields are related—and how they can be better integrated in practice.

To access the supplement’s table of contents visit the journal’s website.