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New resources on quality standards for menstrual products
2nd March 2022DevSolutions has completed a review of quality standards for disposable and reusable menstrual pads in low- and middle-income countries. They found that while standards exist across much of Africa, the same is not true for South...
Category: New/Underused RH Technologies Caucus
ISO acts on calls to define standards for menstrual products
16th February 2022In January 2022, the International Standards Organization (ISO) voted to establish a new technical committee to define standards for menstrual products. This historic decision comes as the culmination of a global conversation that...
Category: New/Underused RH Technologies Caucus
LAPTOP scholar discusses conflict, curfews & commodities
15th February 2022The 12-year conflict in northeastern Nigeria has led to the deaths of more than 350,000 people. In a region where conflict disrupts every aspect of daily life, supply chain managers like Nkoli Nnamonu need exceptional skills to...
Categories: Systems Strengthening Working Group, Youth Caucus
Supply chain management video a hit with young viewers
15th February 2022In the first week of its release, some 3,600 viewers, aged 18-34, have tuned in to the first episode of the new LAPTOP video series on careers in supply chain management. More than half the viewers were from Kenya, Tanzania,...
Categories: Systems Strengthening Working Group, Youth Caucus
Reiterating the case for gloves and forceps
8th February 2022In early 2020, an Innovation Fund-commissioned a white paper that demonstrated how the lack of equipment and consumables such as gloves and forceps was undermining the achievement of national and global family planning goals. The...
Category: Innovation Fund