niversal access to reproductive health commodities and services is crucial for developing countries to implement successfully the Plan of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) call for reducing maternal and child mortality, reversing the spread of HIV and improving health for the poor. Achievement of these internationally agreed development goals requires a significant progress towards Reproductive Health Commodities Security (RHCS) at the country level.
RHCS is interlinked with Maternal and Child Health, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, STD/RTIs services, and supply of essential drugs. Thus, securing the supply of RH commodities contributes to broader efforts to strengthen the overall healthcare systems.
In recent years, improvements in the quality of reproductive health services and shifts in attitudes and cultural norms have contributed to an increase in the uptake of modern methods of contraception in Armenia. Nevertheless, Armenia faces a challenge in meeting the demand for SRH commodities, particularly modern contraceptives and family planning services for the underserved population. According to 2010 DHS, the usage of modern contraceptives is only 27% among general population. The country, however, has set targets to sustain the modern contraceptive prevalence rate of 30% among women of reproductive age by 2010 and 80% for the most vulne
