VectorLink Zambia Wins USAID Digital Development Award

We are thrilled to share that VectorLink Zambia has been recognized as a winner of the 2022 USAID Digital Development Award (the Digis). The Digis are given each year to USAID colleagues and partners that are using digital technology to help countries work toward sustainable growth and resilience.

PMI VectorLink Zambia has developed a suite of digital tools, in partnership with Akros, including the use of satellite imagery, digital micro planning maps, and a mobile application, to guide and track the delivery of indoor residual spraying at the household level to ensure no communities or structures are missed.

“The digital micro-planning and mapping tools helped the NMEP in 2021 to maximize the impact and coverage of its vector control strategy by delineating which communities would receive nets and which would be sprayed, based on their epidemiologic and operational profiles,” said VectorLink Zambia Chief of Party Nduka Iwuchukwu.

USAID received nearly 200 applications from around the world for this year’s awards. Each project was judged on its ability to support the digital ecosystem as outlined in USAID’s Digital Strategy. Read our story on the PMI VectorLink website to learn more, and check out USAID’s announcement of the winners, including a video which highlights VectorLink and the other four winners.

Well done, VectorLink Zambia!!! This is a fantastic accomplishment.