Highlighting India's Contraceptive Supply Chain Challenges in Express Healthcare Guest Blog

FHM Engage Spotlights Contraceptive Supply Chain Challenges in India in Express Healthcare Guest Blog

FHM Engage is driving critical conversations around family planning, healthcare, and reproductive services with a guest blog published in Express Healthcare. Titled "Pharmacists on the Frontline: Overlooked Challenges in the Contraceptive Supply Chain," the article, authored by Shivani Kapoor, Deputy Chief of Party of FHM Engage's activity in India, sheds light on the pivotal yet underrecognized role of pharmacists in ensuring access to contraceptives, particularly in low-resource settings. It examines the systemic barriers they face, including inconsistent supply chains, inadequate market intelligence on product demand and stock volumes, inefficient inventory systems, and lack of access to affordable working capital.

The author emphasizes that improving collaboration between pharmacists, healthcare providers, and supply chain managers is vital to bridge these gaps. Strategies like better training for pharmacists, efficient inventory systems, and increased awareness can help overcome these hurdles.

This advocacy piece is part of the FHM Engage-led Women’s Health and Leadership Agenda (WOHLA) initiative, which aims to amplify awareness and drive policy discussions around family planning and reproductive health services. By publishing in Express Healthcare, a leading platform for healthcare professionals in India, FHM Engage seeks to influence key stakeholders and spark actionable dialogue on improving access to contraceptives and addressing the systemic challenges within the supply chain. Express Healthcare reaches about 100,000 unique viewers a month.

Read the full article here.

Shivani Kapoor, Deputy Chief of Party, FHM Engage in India. Photo credit: Express Healthcare