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New efforts gather speed under Compass initiative
6th October 2022Since its inception at the end of 2021, the Compass initiative has launched new efforts within all three of its priority areas: Towards Regionalization, Managing Scarce Resources, and Learning from Adaptations.
A new effort...
Categories: COVID-19, Systems Strengthening Working Group
Next General Membership Meeting put on hold
9th February 2021Given the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and delays in the global rollout of COVID vaccines, the Coalition’s next General Membership Meeting, previously scheduled for September, has been put on hold until further notice. A new date...
Category: COVID-19
Recommendations to Build Resilient Supply Chains in the Humanitarian-Development Nexus
16th October 2020Women, girls, and other marginalized groups need lifesaving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services whether they live in stable or crisis-affected settings. Essential SRH services cannot be delivered without access to...
Categories: COVID-19, Advocacy and Accountability Working Group, Systems Strengthening Working Group
Manufacturer and product inventory available in LAC countries
11th August 2020The LAC Forum has created an inventory of 60 LAC pharmaceutical manufacturers and 200 locally produced RH supplies to help regional health authorities source products locally in the face of COVID-19 related supply bottlenecks. The...
LAC Forum tool provides metrics for pandemic impact report
6th August 2020A recent joint report of UNFPA and the LAC Forum on the Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Contraceptives in the LAC Region forecasts a decline of between 900,000 and 2.6 M CYP between 2019 and 2020, with nearly 75% of the drop...
Category: COVID-19