Title: Contraceptives supply management
Course: Level 3 - Family Planning > Section: Family planning service delivery and programme management

A strong supply and distribution chain gives women the confidence that their preferred contraceptive option will be available when they take time away from work and their families to travel to their local health clinic.

The purpose of LMIS is:

- To collect, analyse, organise and report data that will be used in the decision-making process. The information provided by the LMIS not only enhances customer service by improving the quality of data used to make management decision but also, foster a more accurate forecasting system.
- Logistics management includes some activities to ensure that clients can choose, obtain, and use quality family planning method.
- To ensure that this fundamental right is in place, the contraceptive supply management system is expected to provide excellent customer service by fulfilling the six rights. Availability contraceptive products whenever they need.

The Six "Rights" are the following:

- The RIGHT goods.
- In the RIGHT quantities.
- In the RIGHT condition delivered.
- To the RIGHT place.
- At the RIGHT time.
- For the RIGHT cost.

The Pipeline

A pipeline is defined as the entire chain of storage facilities and transportation links through which supplies move from the manufacturer to the consumer, including port facilities, central warehouse, regional stores, district warehouses, all service delivery points, and transport vehicles. In a logistics setting, the logistics system is often called a pipeline.

Reporting and ordering in the new system

According to the new Integrated Pharmaceutical Logistics System (IPLS), health centres and hospitals are required to report and order every two months. They calculate their order quantities, ordering sufficient amounts of all pharmaceuticals to bring stock levels up to the maximum level; PFSA will resupply them accordingly.

Health post re-supply

Health Posts complete one part of the health post monthly report and re-supply form every month and carry the report to the health centre. The health centre uses the information found on the health post monthly report and re-supply form to complete the form and calculate the quantity of pharmaceuticals needed by the health post

Each month, the health centre will issue enough stock to bring the health post up to its maximum tock Level of 2 months of stock for contraceptives.