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Ambitious targets drive Ouagadougou Partnership meeting
5th January 2024In December, RHSC representatives joined West African stakeholders in Abidjan at the Ouagadougou Partnership (OP) annual members meeting bringing together countries committed to reaching 13 million modern contraceptive method...
Category: Global FP VAN
Governments at the heart of the VAN
31st July 2023Government officials represent the largest user group at the country level (43%). A foundational principle of the VAN is that country governments own and steward the critical global decisions affecting product flow into their...
Category: Global FP VAN
VAN rolls out its biggest milestone to date
19th May 2023In late March, the VAN’s Consensus Planning Group came together in person for the first time since its launch three years ago during the COVID pandemic to witness the promise of a powerful new forecasting tool. The VAN CPG – a...
Category: Global FP VAN
New brief reports on VAN impact in WAHO countries and beyond
16th March 2023The West African Health Organization (WAHO) has a rich track record when it comes to facilitating transfers of products between countries in the region with too much stock to those in need. In recent years, WAHO has conducted 12...
Category: Global FP VAN
A watershed year for the VAN
15th February 20232022 was a record year for the VAN, with a historically high number of people benefitting from its services. More than 100 member organizations with almost 600 individual users tracked in real time over 7,500 shipments of 71...
Category: Global FP VAN