Two companion guides help countries develop and implement strategies to secure essential supplies for family planning and reproductive health programs.

SPARHCS: A Tool for Assessment, Planning, and Implementation

English
PDF: All | Part 1 | Part 2
Microsoft Word: Diagnostic Guide

Spanish
PDF: All | Part 1 | Part 2
Microsoft Word: Diagnostic Guide

French
PDF: All | Part 1 | Part 2
Microsoft Word: Diagnostic Guide

This tool helps bring together a wide range of stakeholders at the country level to initiate concerted efforts toward the goal of reproductive health commodity security. It is not a roadmap, or a fixed process. SPARHCS can be used for contraceptives alone, for contraceptives and condoms for HIV/STI prevention, or for a still broader set of reproductive health supplies.

SPARHCS has been applied:

• at regional, national and sub-national levels
• in countries with experience in working on reproductive health commodity security
• in countries not yet ready to phase out donor support
• in countries planning for self-reliance
• in countries at different stages of health sector reform

The Diagnostic Guide supports stakeholders in conducting a joint diagnosis of a country's reproductive health commodity security status. It presents a set of questions and tables to help stakeholders assess their present situation, define expectations for the future, take into account significant trends from the past, and make future projections.

 
The SPARHCS Process Guide: A Planning Resource to Improve Reproductive Health Commodity Security

English
PDF
PPT
Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) Advocacy and Reference Materials
Sample RHCS Joint Diagnosis
Sample RHCS Strategic Plans