Published inIt’s about supplies·Nov 20PART ONE: The Future of Financing for Reproductive Health Suppliesby Sarah Webb, Senior Technical Officer, RHSC — Throughout RHSC’s General Membership Meeting in Accra, we heard many stories of resilience — stories of how individuals, organizations, and systems adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they continue to adapt in the face of changing political landscapes, climate change, and humanitarian crises. …Finance5 min readFinance5 min read
Published inIt’s about supplies·Nov 16Examining — and Celebrating — our Community’s ResilienceBy Martyn Smith, Director, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition — The Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition’s (RHSC’s) General Membership Meeting (GMM) took place 16–20 October 2023 in Accra, Ghana. The meeting’s theme was Resilience, but the meeting’s visual motif was the djembe, a West African drum. …Resilience3 min readResilience3 min read
Published inIt’s about supplies·Nov 16Regional Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunitiesby Safia Ahsan, Senior Technical Officer — The Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition’s (RHSC’s) General Membership Meeting (GMM) took place 16–20 October 2023 in Accra, Ghana. On the final day of the week, a plenary session looked at opportunities for regional manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This is one of the most fascinating and rapidly developing areas of…Opinion3 min readOpinion3 min read
Published inIt’s about supplies·Nov 16Leveraging the GMM to identify opportunities for cross-collaborationby Sarah Webb, Senior Technical Officer — The Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition’s (RHSC’s) General Membership Meeting (GMM) took place 16–20 October 2023 in Accra, Ghana. From Monday to Wednesday, the agenda was filled with dedicated meetings for RHSC’s Implementing Mechanisms (IM)s, giving members the opportunity to come together to refine priorities and reinvigorate a shared vision. Each…Opinion2 min readOpinion2 min read
Published inIt’s about supplies·Nov 13A Crucial IssueHalima Lila and Jennifer Chinoye Amadi welcome the ongoing global conversation around menstrual health supplies at the recent RHSC General Membership Meeting in Accra — Our connection with the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) has been an incredible part of our professional growth through meaningful youth engagement from 2016 onwards, and still relevant to us as skilled professionals today. …Menstrual Health4 min readMenstrual Health4 min read
Published inIt’s about supplies·Oct 27Access to menstrual products for girls: a strategy for achieving development goalsby Jay Gribble — Over the past few days at the RHSC General Membership Meeting in Accra, my eyes have been opened. I’ve had tunnel vision for far too long, focusing on family planning policies and supplies without realizing that the larger set of reproductive health commodities warrant more attention than they get. One…Opinion4 min readOpinion4 min read
Published inIt’s about supplies·Oct 19Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition State of the Coalition 2023Martyn Smith — Good morning, friends, and colleagues. I feel almost reluctant to interrupt the flow of conversation and the exchange of ideas you have been sharing in your table discussions. As you will have realized from the headlines and stories you’ve been talking about, the RHSC has had a very productive year. …Rhsupplies20237 min readRhsupplies20237 min read
Published inIt’s about supplies·Oct 18Water: an essential reproductive health commodityby Jay Gribble and Angela Mutunga — This week, the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition meets in Accra for its General Membership Meeting to discuss issues related to manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and a host of other topics related to the many important commodities needed to support health programs that allow women to have the best reproductive health…Reproductive Health5 min readReproductive Health5 min read
Published inIt’s about supplies·Aug 1I’m Engaged!Hannah Pandian, Communications Manager, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition — “Shall we scrap the treasure hunt?” I asked the RHSC’s then newly arrived Director Martyn Smith in October last year. “It’s already a demanding workshop program and people may need time to rest — or at least retire to their rooms for a couple of hours?” …Reproductive Health5 min readReproductive Health5 min read
Published inIt’s about supplies·Apr 21Seeing clearly through the stormRose Chikumbe — On the evening that Rose Chikumbe speaks with the RHSC, Cyclone Freddy is pelting Malawi with relentless rains and mudslides; the storm will go on to displace tens of thousands of people and worsen a cholera outbreak in the country. “Yes, it is very bad,” admits Ms. Chikumbe, Logistics Officer…Profile4 min readProfile4 min read
