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Project Assistance Completion Report –PACR
Cooperative Agreement No. 520-0357-A-00-3222-00
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
Date of Authorization: July 23, 1993 
PACD: July 22, 2003
Implementing Agency: Importadora Productos Farmacéuticos
S.A. (IPROFASA)
Total Amount Authorized: US$2,725,402 
Total Amount Obligated: US$2,725,402 
Total Amount Spent: US$2,725,402
Counterpart Contribution: not required 
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
USAID/G-CAP’s relationship with IPROFASA began in August 1982 when a five￾year Grant Agreement was signed to expand the availability of modern 
contraceptives nationwide at affordable prices through a commercial retail sales 
program. 
On July 23, 1993, USAID/G-CAP signed the current Grant Agreement with 
IPROFASA to develop and implement a sustainable, long-term strategy to 
expand the availability of affordable, temporary contraceptive methods through 
private commercial channels. In 1999, the Grant Agreement was converted to a 
Cooperative Agreement and the completion date was extended through 
December 31, 2001. An amendment signed in October 2001 extended the 
completion date of the Agreement to July 22, 2003.
The objective of USAID support to IPROFASA under this Grant/Cooperative 
Agreement has been to expand the sale of low-priced condoms and oral 
contraceptives distributed through the commercial sector. This objective was 
pursued through USAID financing, on a declining basis, in support of 
IPROFASA’s social marketing program, USAID donations of condoms 
(repackaged as “Scudo”) and oral contraceptives (repackaged as “Perla”), and 
through the provision of technical assistance through the centrally-funded 
SOMARC Project. 
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As the Mission’s goals with respect to IPROFASA neared full realization, a phase￾out of assistance to IPROFASA began in 1999 when all direct financial and 
technical assistance ended and USAID assistance was limited to the donation of 
condoms and oral contraceptives. 
In 2002, the last condom donation was made and in March 2003, the last oral 
contraceptive donation was made. IPROFASA is now responsible for all of its own 
contraceptive procurement. 
III. RESULTS ACHIEVED
The key results achieved under the original Grant Agreement and amended 
Cooperative Agreement are summarized below:
ÿ Introduction of seven brands of condoms, eight brands of oral 
contraceptives, two types of IUDs, a contraceptive injectable and a 
vaginal tablet using social marketing techniques;
ÿ Provision of approximately 490,000 couple-years-protection from all 
contraceptives distributed;
ÿ “Scudo” condoms and “Perla” oral contraceptives (both donated by 
USAID and repackaged locally) achieved and have sustained the leading 
market share for condoms and oral contraceptives in pharmacies;
ÿ Scudo and Perla products sold in over 1,500 retail outlets nationwide;
ÿ IPROFASA has achieved financial self-sufficiency;
ÿ IPROFASA has negotiated and begun to procure replacement stocks of 
condoms and oral contraceptives from private suppliers and has agreed 
to maintain the low price of Scudo and Perla (adjusted for inflation), thus 
assuring a continued commercial source of low-priced condoms and oral 
contraceptives;
ÿ IPROFASA and Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO) 
reached agreement in early 2003 to eliminate “push money” and 
collaborate on the joint placement of generic ads for condom sales.
IV. FINANCIAL REPORTS AND AUDITS 
Financial monitoring of the Cooperative Agreement consisted of a review of the 
quarterly financial reports submitted by IPROFASA, as well as financial
audits/reviews contracted by the recipient. The last completed audit for calendar 
year 2002 showed no reportable findings. 
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V. End Use Checks
End use checks as such were not required given that IPROFASA did not
procure equipment under the Agreement. Verification of distribution of USAID￾donated commodities in pharmacies was informally conducted and reported
sales data correspond to the amounts donated by USAID. 
A letter, copy attached, was sent to IPROFASA officially closing this activity and 
their Final Report is attached to this PACR.
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