Shanghai Contraceptives Supplies and Services Association (below briefly called”Association”) is a social body citywide registered with Shanghai Social Body Administration with independent legal person qualifications.

      The Association is under the professional guidance and supervision and management of Shanghai Population and Birth Control Committee and Shanghai Social Body Administration.

      The Association is a professional and nonprofit social organization voluntarily formed by units engaged in the production, management, scientific research for development, detection and related counseling, information services and educational training etc. of contraceptives. and by experts and scholars engaged in the preparations and management of contraceptives. The Association represents and defends the common interests and legal rights and benefits of its members , continuously enhances the safety , reliability and effectiveness of the new technology and new products of contraceptives, strengthens the exchanges among the units of preparations , production and management , standardizes the production and management conduct of contraceptives and actively promotes the healthy development of contraceptives in Shanghai so as to realize the goal of taking people as the foundation and bringing happiness to them .

      The professional scope of the Association includes: organizing popularizing the advanced administrative conceptions, administrative systems, methods and experiences in the process of preparing , producing and managing contraceptives ; organizing and coordinating surmounting scientific and technical difficulties, continuously enhancing the safety, reliability and effectiveness of the new technology and new products of contraceptives; standardizing the production and management conduct of contraceptives; carrying out exchanges and cooperation with units at home and abroad engaged in the preparations, production and management of contraceptives; strengthening investigations and research, providing policy-making grounds to the Government department responsible for the work in formulating the schemes for development of contraceptives, cooperating with the Government department concerned in doing a good job of managing contraceptives; actively linking up the communications between the Government and member units and among the member units; organizing the members to carry out training and providing counseling services, enhancing the scientific level of administration.

      The Association is equipped with such 5 departments as Training Department, International Cooperation Exchange Department, Information Counseling Department, Policy Investigation and Study Section and an Office.