Vector control has been the cornerstone of malaria reduction for over 100 years. The efficiency of this strategy was apparent between 2000 to 2015, when the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in Africa was responsible for averting 68 percent of clinical Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases, and indoor residual spraying accounted for an additional 13 percent reduction. These two methods thus accounted for 81 percent of such malaria cases avoided. However, an over-reliance on these indoor-focused interventions and their impact has resulted in complacency associated with a loss of entomological skills. We highlight some of the entomological capacity strengthening support that is being provided by the Asia-Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) under the supervision of the Vector Control Working Group (VCWG).
This poster was presented at the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Society's 8th Pan-African Malaria Conference.
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