1. Pharmacoeconomics of generics
Date
By Seloi Mogatle

2. Impact of UNFPA Procurement
As the world's largest procurer of contraceptives, UNFPA provides supplies that impact millions.
Impact of RH equipment, medicines and supplies provided by UNFPA in 2015

3. World’s largest procurer of contraceptives
RH commodities procured in 2015
$174.4M
Contraceptives
$125M
Medical equipment
$38M
Total RH commodities procured in 2015: $174.4
Contraceptives: $124,619,432
Medical devices: $38,014,094
Pharmaceuticals: $11,793,416
Pharmaceuticals
$12M

4. UNFPA Procurement Services
A consolidated source for reproductive health supplies
UNFPA Procurement Services partners with governments and NGOs to access UNFPA’s knowledge and purchasing capacity so that they can make the best use of their own financial resources and donor funds to procure RH supplies.
The service is built on partnerships and is not-for-profit
quality
value
choice
Formerly AccessRH.
Whether working with reproductive and sexual health, family planning, humanitarian response or census, UNFPA delivers quality supplies in a cost effective and reliable way.

5. quality

6. value

7. We pass the savings on to our partners
Competitive Pricing
In a recent competitive price analysis, UNFPA prices were 8-34% lower than the average price for key commodities.
UNFPA’s significant procurement volumes enable us to obtain competitive pricing. We pass this value on to our partners.
We pass the savings on to our partners

8. What you can buy for 100,000 USD* Combined Oral Contraceptives -Levonorgestrel
Product
Quantity
Unit of Measure
Innovator Brand 1
370,370
Cycle
Generic 1
144,927
Generic 2
454,545
Generic 3
416,666
Generic 4
Innovator Potential savings
equivalent to more than 80, 000 additional cycles
Potential savings
equivalent to more than 300,000 additional cycles
*Does not included freight charges or 5% handling fee

9. What you can buy for 100,000 USD*
Emergency Contraceptives (Levonorgestrel)
Commodity
Quantity
Unit of Measure
Generic 1
384,615
Pack
Generic 2
500,000
Generic 3
151,151
Generic 4
357,142
Generic 5
454,545
Saving achieved against most expensive product (Escapel) compared to (Emergency 0.75)
Potential to buy 459,184 additional packs
Potential savings =
About 350,000 additional packs
*Does not included freight charges or 5% handling fee

10. Over 6000 additional cycles
What you can buy for 100,000 USD* Combined Oral Contraceptives - Desogestrel
Commodity
Quantity
Unit of measure
Generic 1
138, 888
cycle
Generic 2
140, 845
Innovator brand 1
144,927
Potential savings =
Over 6000 additional cycles

11. WHO/UNFPA Prequalification of contraceptive devices
MLC, FCs, IUDs
Currently fully funded by UNFPA
Austerity measures- options for funding
Manufacturers contributing
Discussions with other donors – specifically Prequalification
MLC guidelines being updated

12. Shortage of Essential Medicines
Medicines in the ERH kits
Specific to RH and other antibiotics
Included Benzathine benzylpecinillin

13. choice

14. quality
value
choice
Design elements