National family planning program supplies

PROJECT FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR INSURING AN EVEN, EFFICIENTLY-MANAGED FLOW OF FP SUPPLIES INTO GHANIAN WAREHOUSES, CLINICS AND OUTLETS TO ULTIMATE USERS. NFPP WILL ESTABLISH A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OF FP COMMODITIES AND SERVICES THROUGH ITS CLINICS. THIS SYSTEM INCLUDES COUPON BOOKLETS FOR PILL-USERS PROVIDED AT CLINICS AND DRUG SELLERS; DISTRIBUTION OF LOW-PRICED CONTRACEPTIVES AND AN NFPP PILOT DISTRIBUTION TO 150 OUTLETSDURING THE 1ST HALF OF 1971. IF THE PILOT PHASE IS SUCCESSFUL, PROGRAM ENVISIONS 2500 OUTLETS BY THE END OF 1971. NFPP WILL ALSO SET UP A SUPPLIES SYSTEM IN THE MEDICAL STORES UNITOF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT. A3-MONTH SUPPLY WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE CENTRAL-REGIONAL STORAGE FACILITY AND ANOTHER 3-MOS SUPPLY IN GOVT CLINICS. STOCKS OF CONDOMS AND FOAM KITS IN PRIVATE OUTLETS WILL BE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE (6 MOS) SUPPLY. NFPP IS TO ESTABLISH A CYCLE OF ESTIMATING AND ORDERING SUPPLIES WHICH RESULTS IN A NORMAL ANNUAL CYCLE OF 2 FIRM ORDERS AND 4 DELIVERIES OF AID-FINANCED SUPPLIES PER YEAR. RE-ESTIMATES ON ORDERS, BASED ON NUMBER OF FP CLINICS AND OUTLETS ESTAB AND USED ANNUALLY, ARE DUE TWICE A YR AT SET DATES. NFPP WILL PROVIDESTATISTICS ON THE NUMBERS OF: ATTENDEES AT FP CLINICS; NEW VERSUS CONTINUING ACCEPTORS, SUPPLIES MOVED FROM VARIOUS STORAGE FACILITIES, STOCKS/SUPPLIES ON ORDER FROM OTHER SOURCES;AND LIST METHODS ADOPTED BY NEW ACCEPTORS. NFPP HOPES TO ESTABLISH FP CLINICS IN 140 HLTH CNTRS BY 1972; INCREASE CONTRACEPTIVE OUTLETS TO 5000 IN 1972, AND TRAIN 30 NURSES AS IUDINSERTERS, AND 80 FP AUXILIARIES AS CLINIC ADMINISTRATORS. BENEFICIARIES WILL BE GHANA"S FP PERSONNEL AND THE FERTILE-AGE POPULATION. NFPP WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROJ. USAID WILL FINANCE ALL CONTRCPTV CLINICAL REQURMNTS IN 1971-73; 2/3 OF NFPP"S 1974 REQURMNTS, AND 1/3 OF 1975"S BEFORE PHASING OUT; ALSO THE CONSULTANT; AND TRNG. GOG GRADUALLY ASSUMES FP COSTS