Martyn Philip Smith

Wonderful to witness the energy and commitment at the start of #ChoiceWeek. Meeting old friends and new at @MSIchoice' s event #ChooseChoice, at the @UnitedNations General Assembly. #UNGA79

In Panamá with delegations from 9 #LAC countries for @ForoLAC’s Encuentro on Business Intelligence for Procurement of Sexual and #Reprohealth supplies using SEPREMI, which creates scenarios to inform procurement plans. Thank you, @UNFPALACRO !

Delighted to announce launch of registration for @RHSupplies General Membership Meeting #RHSupplies2023 in Accra 16-20 Oct. Head over to rhsupplies.org/gmm2023/ and join us in Ghana to celebrate – and learn from -- our community’s resilience in adverse times. See you in Accra!

@RH_Supplies is seeking to fill new #Africa-based senior leadership position of Director, Implementing Mechanisms and Initiatives to provide technical leadership & ensure our Implementing Mechanisms are effective. Apply here: bit.ly/DirectorIMI

Privileged to have been a part of this meeting of the Ghana Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee for Contraceptive Security in the leadup to @RH_Supplies' membership meet in Accra this October. #RHSupplies2023 #ItsAboutSupplies

What a rich discussion on key meeting themes including integration of #reprohealth supplies in #UHC, the financing landscape for supplies, and the impacts of #Covid on markets and #supplychains.

Honored to be with Dr. Patrick Aboagye, Director-General, & Dr. Kofi Issah, Regional Director of Health Services, of the #GhanaHealthService, co-hosting @RH_Supplies’ Oct Membership Meeting #RHSupplies2023 in #Accra. Pleasure to see our #GFPVAN Ambassador Claudette Diogo!...more

Jeff Smith, @GatesFoundation deputy director maternal, newborn & child health: “we need to be bolder on the issue of commodities…we need a coordinating forum for funders of maternal health acting in response to govt strategies” #PPHDubai2023 #ItsAboutSupplies

Inspiring Donor panel at #PPHDubai2023. Robyn Churchill @robyncnm, USAID maternal health team lead: “women’s & communities’ voices must be heard, must be leading conversation…we will invest in problem solvers in the health system…clinicians, cleaners, supply chain managers.” …

Happy #IWD2023! #PPHDubai2023 Day2 is about #postpartumhemorrhage guideline prioritization. @BlamiDao of @Jhpiego #BurkinaFaso gave an excellent summary: @WHO has a big role in developing living guidelines yet they must be adapted to local context listening to women & communities

Wonderful to hear the Chair of @RH_Supplies #MaternalHealth Caucus Metin Gülmezoglu @gulmezoglum speaking on #postpartumhemorrhage innovations in the pipeline at #PPHDubai2023.

Severe bleeding after #childbirth may claim 70K lives in 2023. We can change this. At 1st global PPH meet #PPHDubai2023 to learn abt #postpartumhemorrhage tools, innovations & R&D, from leaders. Thrilled 2 see Prof @PascaleAllotey, Director WHO/HRP who gave inspiring opening talk

It's been an extraordinary year of hard work & real impacts, and we thank our members for their support & partnership. Our interactive, easy-to-read report shows how we increased access to #reprohealth supplies around the world in 2022. rhsupplies.org/2022/ #ItsAboutSupplies

ICYMI: Last week, I had the pleasure of moderating a joint @SEMAReproHealth and @RH_Supplies #ICFP2022 panel, where I heard diverse partners’ views on strengthening markets for sustainable financing & procurement of #SRH commodities. Watch the full event: bit.ly/ICFPrecap

Hope some of you managed to attend our @ICFP2022 live session on #familyplanning #partnerships. Another full, successful day coming to an end here in Thailand. You can still catch @RH_Supplies events tomorrow -- rhsupplies.org/news-events/ne…

Delighted & impressed by visit to the site of Thai Nippon Rubber - 2 billion #condoms produced annually. @chrispurdydkt & I met with TNR CEO Amorn Dararattanaroj; thanks to @DKTchangeslives #ItsAboutSupplies @ICFP2022 Follow the supplies conversations: bit.ly/RHSC-ICFP2022

Finally here at @ICFP2022 – confluence of 3.5K people from 120+ countries. Wonderful to see so many @RH_Supplies members & familiar faces of the #familyplanning movement. Don’t forget to follow the #suppliesconversation – check it out here! bit.ly/RHSC-ICFP2022

Received this as a gift from Thai Nippon Rubber today; the biography of their chairman, the legendary @MechaiV, and his dedication to #familyplanning and #povertyalleviation. A true inspiration for all of us. #ItsAboutSupplies #ICFP2022

At BMGF India Partners meeting with Dr Sikdar, Government of India Family Planning Commissioner. Exciting times lie ahead in continuing to expand method choice in India. #ItsAboutSupplies #ICFP2022

Honored to speak at @SEMAReproHealth & @rh_supplies’ #ICFP2022 event, The Future State of SRH Commodity Financing & Procurement. Join me on 11/16 for a dialogue on strengthening global & national systems to secure #SRH commodities. RSVP: bit.ly/SRHfinpro #ItsAboutSupplies