RPM Plus worked to improve the availability of quality pharmaceuticals, vaccines, supplies, and equipment for USAID's Center for Population, Health & Nutrition (PHN) priority interventions and to promote the appropriate use of these health commodities in both the public and private sectors.

RPM Plus was mandated to provide technical leadership to global initiatives such as USAID's PHN mechanism for strengthening commodity management systems. To this end, RPM Plus technical and administrative staff, allied with expert consultants as needed.

RPM Plus goals were to—

• Develop and apply new, specialized tools to generate needed commodity-related information and improve decision-making processes
• Foster donor coordination and strategic planning globally and at the country level to improve product availability
• Monitor and assess the impact of reform initiatives on access to and availability and use of essential health commodities, in order to strengthen the effectiveness of USAID priority interventions
• Identify lessons learned, formulate guiding principles, and disseminate best practices and approaches in commodity management under health sector reform