Upazila Inventory Management System (UIMS) is desktop based software to maintain day to day logistics function of the Upazila Family Planning Stores. Before SIAPS started, UIMS was implemented in 173 DGFP upazila stores. MOHFW/DGFP requests SIAPS to take necessary initiatives to roll-out the system in rest 313 Upazilas by December 2012.

A workshop for two days on logistics management for the staff of all 21 warehouses of DGFP held on 2nd and 3rd February 2013, at Prashikha Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Koitta, Manikgonj. Logistics & Supply unit of DGFP organized and facilitated the workshop with technical and financial assistance from SIAPS/MSH an USAID funded program.

The launching ceremony of Procurement Procedure Manual (PPM) and Supply Manual (SM) of Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) was held at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) at 11.00 am on Thursday, 7th February 2013.

With the Technical Assistance from USAID/SIAPS Program, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare (MOHFW) will organize a comprehensive 5-days training program for MOHFW and its key directorates staff to build capacity on procurement and supply chain management.

In consultation with SIAPS Program, ESCB will prepare a course module and its schedule and will also ensure all sorts of logistics support for the trainees. In this regard a MoU was signed between SIAPS Program and ESCB recently.

The In-depth Evaluation of Procurement Management Capacity of the Directorate General of Family Planning came out with many detailed recommendations for further improvement in procurement management in DGFP. On the basis of the recommendations of the procurement management system review, SPS (the predecessor of SIAPS program) hold series of workshop, review workshop, discussions, meetings, and idea sharing session to develop detailed

Upazila Inventory Management System (UIMS) is a desktop-based tool has been using in 173 Upazila out of 486 to maintain day-to-day logistics management activities at Upazila (Sub-district) level. End of 2009, SPS program

In a major development in the government procurement process, the ministry of health affairs today entered into online procurement system following submission of procurement plan by its line directors (LDs) through the ministry's web portal.