This document summarizes how an open web-enabled logistics management information system (eLMIS) in Bangladesh tracks contraceptive stock levels at over 29,000 service delivery points to eliminate stock-outs. The eLMIS generates push notifications about potential stock imbalances to local managers, allowing more timely replenishment decisions. This has improved decision making and maintained a stock-out rate below 2% since 2015. Bangladesh has committed to the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition's Take Stock campaign to eliminate stock-outs by utilizing the transparent eLMIS dashboard. The system strengthens supply chains and saves women's and children's lives.

1. Title:Maximizing Open eLMIS Data to Eliminate Stock-Outs of Contraceptives at Service Delivery
Points in Bangladesh—the Take StockCommitment
AUTHOR: M G Kibria*1
,LizaTalukder1
,Md. Abdullah1
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SIAPS/ManagementSciencesforHealth(MSH),Bangladesh
PRESENTER: MohammadGolam Kibria,SeniorTechnical Advisor- HealthInformationSystem
SIAPS/ManagementSciencesforHealth(MSH),Bangladesh
MODE OF PRESENTATION:PowerPoint
Correspondingcoalitionpillar: Availability
Summary:
In Bangladesh, sporadic stock-outs of contraceptives at service delivery points (SDPs) under the
Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) werea challenge before 2011. These stock-outs
were caused by the lackof accurateand real-time logistics data from the SDPs and limited access to
data, withpoor feedback mechanisms. This situation increased the risk of unwanted pregnancies
and endangered women’s and children’s lives.
The USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program
worked with the DGFP to successfully implement a nationwide, web-enabled logistics management
information system (LMIS) (https://scmpbd.org/index.php/lmis-dashboard) with dashboard to
track the stock situation for contraceptives at 29,200 SDPs. To ensure data transparency and
increased accountability, this e-tool is made open for all to use. With scheduled Short Message
Services features, the system generates push notifications to data providers, and their supervisors
about potential stock imbalances, helping them to take timely decisions for stock replenishment.
Thus, this tool allows local level managers to transition from being data producers to data users and
has improved decentralized decision making (stock-out rate for contraceptives remains at <2%,
since June 2015).
In 2016, DGFP pledged to participate in the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition’s (RHSC) Take
Stockcampaign and committed to eliminate stock-outs by utilizing the dashboard. The RHSC
System Strengthening WorkingGroup workedwith the Bangladesh eLMIS to test the stock-out
indicators so other countries with stock-outproblems can replicate this system.
To ensure sustainability, SIAPS has prepared a plan with costing to help transition the system to
DGFP for management and maintenance; followingwhich DGFP has updated its Costed
Implementation Plan.
This eLMIS serves as an advocacy toolforrationalizing investments and ensures good governance,
accountability and creates stronger partnerships among stakeholders. This approach leads to a
responsive supply chain and ultimately, saving the lives of women and children.
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Corresponding author’s email address: mkibria@msh.org