Supplying Inspiration
About the Podcast
Welcome to the UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) Podcast — a behind-the-scenes look at how we keep sexual and reproductive health supplies moving to where they’re needed most. From procurement to last-mile delivery, we explore the systems, people, and innovations that ensure women and girls around the world have access to essential SRHR products. Tune in to hear stories, challenges, and solutions from the heart of UNFPA’s global supply chain.
Supplying Inspiration
Getting down to the last mile
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In our final episode of this season of the Supplying Inspiration podcast, we sit down with Lidia Porto and Eric Wakaria to explore the critical concept of the Last Mile Assurance (LMA) process in the UNFPA supply chain. What exactly is the “last mile,” and why is it such a vital link in ensuring that life-saving reproductive health supplies make it from global manufacturers to the hands of women and girls in need?
Lidia and Eric break it down for us—discussing the real-world challenges countries face in managing supplies at the community level and how the LMA process helps address them. We also explore how LMA enhances transparency and accountability for everyone involved—from UNFPA to local partners to the donors making this work possible.
Tune in to learn how the 'last mile' is so imperative to our work in Supply Chain.