Assessment of the USAID / Bangladesh component of the DELIVER project: a success to build on.

The DELIVER Project a technical assistance project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is focused on strengthening the supply chains of health and family planning programs in developing countries to ensure the availability of essential health supplies at service delivery points. USAID/Bangladesh (USAID/B) has provided total funding to DELIVER of about $10.6 million. DELIVER/Bangladesh (DELIVER/B) has worked primarily in logistics management procurement contraceptive security and institutional strengthening and local capacity building. At the request of USAID/B a three-person team conducted an end-of-project assessment of DELIVER/B. It included a retrospective assessment of project accomplishments and a prospective assessment of future technical assistance needs in logistics and contraceptive security. The team reviewed pertinent documents and conducted interviews and meetings with stakeholders in the U.S. and Bangladesh including field visits to sites in Dhaka Chittagong and Rajshahi Divisions. (excerpt)