Quantification of Health Commodities RMNCH Supplement: Forecasting Consumption of Select Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Commodities

This guide will assist program managers, service providers, and technical experts when conducting a quantification of commodity needs for the 13 reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health commodities prioritized by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children. This quantification supplement should be used with the main guide—Quantification of Health Commodities: A Guide to Forecasting and Supply Planning for Procurement. * This supplement describes the steps in forecasting consumption of these supplies when consumption and service data are not available; after which, to complete the quantification, the users should refer to the main quantification guide for the supply planning step.

Quantification

  • Sub-categories Reproductive health
  • Commodities Medicines, Reproductive health products
  • Latest update 2016-01-15 00:00:00
  • Version Version 2
  • Developed by USAID/SIAPS, UNICEF, JSO, UNFPA
  • When to use This guide will assist program managers, service providers, and technical experts when conducting a quantification of commodity needs for the 13 reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health commodities prioritized by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children. This quantification supplement should be used with the main guide—Quantification of Health Commodities: A Guide to Forecasting and Supply Planning for Procurement. * This supplement describes the steps in forecasting consumption of these supplies when consumption and service data are not available; after which, to complete the quantification, the users should refer to the main quantification guide for the supply planning step.
  • Languages English, French
  • Level of use Central, District, Facility, Regional
  • Form 13 Life-Saving Commodities, recommended by the UN Commission on Life Saving Commodities (UNCoLSC), are included in the QuantiMed tool, to aid with quantification exercise. Form: Database
  • Amount of training / TA required Quantification training
  • Inputs & outputs Demographic and morbidity data
  • Cost Free
  • Advantages Guidance on quantification process for UNCoLSC products, with product considerations mentioned.
  • Limitations n/a
  • Availability n/a
  • Remarks
  • Contact Beth Yeager byeager@msh.org
  • Submission date 2016-03-23 02:00:00