Bangladesh averts a stock crisis with help from the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Elements: Logistics systems and continuous supply of contraceptives, Free or inexpensive services for poor
Region: Asia
Year: 2009
Author:USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
In the fall of 2007, the Ministry of Health in Bangladesh faced a severe shortage of condoms in the public sector; countrywide stockouts were very likely. A shipment was underway, but despite negotiated contracts, the supplier made some last minute changes that were unacceptable to the Government of Bangladesh (GoB). While the GoB and the supplier continued to negotiate, the condom supply dwindled.
