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YEAR: 1983

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Nepal Contraceptive Retail Sales (CRS) Company Pvt. Ltd. at a glance.

AUTHORS

SOURCE

[Unpublished] [1983]. 11 p.

ABSTRACT

The program objectives of the Nepal Contraceptive Retail Sales (CRS) Company include the following: to increase

contraceptive sales by at least 15% each year, to market non-contraceptive health products in order to supplement

the primary health care in Nepal; and to make CRS a cost effective program and to move progressively towards self

sufficiency. The Nepal CRS Company Pvt. Ltd. is currently funded by the US Agency for International Development

(USAID) Mission to Nepal. Revenues are generated by product sales, and contraceptives are supplied by USAID at

no cost to CRS Company. The staff number 33 persons. Mission objectives are to help reduce Nepal's population

growth rate by increasing awareness and availability of contraceptives by a full scale marketing program and to

supplement and complement the national family planning program by marketing of contraceptive products through

commercial retail outlets. The products are colored and plain lubricated and high quality condoms, medium dose

oral contraceptives (OCs), low dose OCs, and foaming vaginal tablets. Promotion involves display contests to

motivate retailers, store signs, mobile units and stickers to attract attention, and painted jeeps with loud speaker and

cassette systems. All advertising and promotional materials are developed and produced under subcontract with a

commercial advertising firm. Products proposed to be marketed in the future include oral rehydration salt, deworming

drugs, and a high quality condom. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT5T 2026-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Nepal Contraceptive Retail Sales (CRS) Company Pvt. Ltd.

at a glance.", is(are) . The source of this article is "[Unpublished] [1983]. 11 p.". This article was published in 1983

in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT5T 2026-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info)

PIN: 22026

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