Medecine supply

UNFPA delivers health commodities supply training in Kiunga

This aims in ensuring reproductive health medicines and medical equipment are available when and where they are needed.

Nine health facilities in the province were surveyed during the nationwide Health Facility Survey, conducted by UNFPA in partnership with the National Department of Health in 2022.

The results exposed gaps in the availability of essential medicines, including life-saving medicines for women during childbirth, and noted that adequate ordering and distribution of medical supplies and equipment as a major challenge in all health facilities.