Senegal becomes VAN’s newest Premium member

This month Senegal joined seven of its West African neighbors in becoming a VAN Premium member. Government officials and implementing partners gathered in Thies, Senegal, to learn how to use the VAN, and to see how the platform increases coordination and resilience in the region, helping countries ensure reproductive health supplies are where they’re needed. Premium member countries are better able to work with partners to move product around in the face of challenges, through expedition and inter-country transfers, because enhanced data visibility allows them to detect barriers and find solutions. In 2022, 46% of orders expedited in the VAN were for seven countries in West Africa, including two important transfers between ECOWAS countries. See more here.