The stock, held in Belgium and Dubai, includes condoms, contraceptive implants, pills and intrauterine devices, together worth around $11 million, the sources told Reuters.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has instead asked the contractor managing its health supply chain, Chemonics, to try to sell it, two of the sources said.
A senior U.S. State Department official told Reuters no decision had been made about the future of the contraceptives. They did not respond to questions about the reasons why the contraceptives were in storage or the impact of the U.S. aid cuts and delays.
The stock represents just under 20% of the supply of contraceptives bought annually by the U.S. for donation overseas, a former USAID official told Reuters.
The sources told Reuters that one of the key delays is a lack of response from the U.S. government about what should be done with the stock.
The condoms also help stop the spread of HIV, the former USAID official said.
“We cannot dwell on an issue for too long; when urgency and clarity don’t align, we have to move on,“ said Karen Hong, chief of UNFPA’s supply chain. She said the agency is now working on Plan B to help fill critical supply gaps.
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