Project 1

Title: Contraceptive Distribution Audit-2012

Executing agency: Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Donor agency: KFW

Associate agency: Nil

Project Cost: Worth US $0.2 million.

Project period: 2011- 2012

Activity: IPLS Executive Director took part in the execution of the project. Availability of quality contraceptives at the user level at all time is the primary focus of the DGFP managed warehousing and distribution system. It is not desirable that any couple is getting unwanted pregnancy due to non-availability of contraceptives at times they needs them.

To ensure the distribution functional, beyond the regular physical inventory and in-house audit, DGFP carry out periodical physical inventory and distribution audit by an external agency selected by open bidding process. IPLS carried out the Contraceptive Distribution Audit-2012 as an associate firm with Eusuf Associates, Gulshan-1, Dhaka a prominent research firm.