PMI Evolve Côte d’Ivoire Showcases its Work for World Malaria Day

World Malaria Day may be April 25, but the commemoration was extended for Côte d’Ivoire. On Friday April 28, the Ministry of Health and the National Malaria Control Program celebrated its 16th Annual World Malaria Day event in Grand Morie Village, Agboville health district. This week’s Monday Motivation celebrates the PMI Evolve Côte d’Ivoire team for highlighting why their activities are so important to malaria control decision-making in Côte d’Ivoire.

The team took the opportunity to present a simulation of a small insectary to representatives from the health ministry along with other partners, including representatives from USAID/PMI, UNICEF, Global Fund, the French Embassy, and the World Health Organization. Implementing partners and the population of Grand Morie were also in attendance.

In this insectary, the PMI Evolve team demonstrated sampling methods such as the human landing catch, CDC light trap, and pyrethrum spray catch. They also had a magnifying glass and microscope to highlight vector density, behavior, and species composition. The WHO susceptibility and cone tests were also presented to show how insecticide resistance and bio efficacy tests for insecticide-treated nets or sprayed walls are conducted.

The PMI VectorLink Côte d’Ivoire team generated data that informed the 2021 ITN mass distribution using methods demonstrated at the event, and now under PMI Evolve, the project will continue to generate data to inform the upcoming 2024 mass distribution.

Excellent job representing the project, PMI Evolve Côte d’Ivoire!