ITN Champions Aim to Increase Use of Nets
September 29, 2021 2:31 pm
Midwife, Edith Asare with pregnant women during routine antenatal clinic. Credit: Mary Christiana Kwasin Ghana Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are a proven vector control intervention for reducing malaria illness and death. The PMI VectorLink Project supports National Malaria Control Programs (NMCPs) and stakeholders to
Read MorePMI VectorLink Mali’s Collaboration with Local Leaders in IRS Ensures Communities in Bandiagara, Djenne and Mopti Districts are Protected from Malaria
September 13, 2021 7:06 pm2021 IRS Campaign Launch, with Mr Moussa Kamian, Village Chief of Soufouroulaye, June 7, 2021 (Mopti District) The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge public health workers implementing malaria interventions across the globe. In Mali, ongoing civil unrest added to those challenges, putting critical vector control
Read MorePMI VectorLink Published Paper Explores New Ways to Reduce Burgeoning Costs of Vector Control to Fight Malaria
September 10, 2021 7:02 pm
Findings in Northern Ghana show partial wall spraying in IRS retains efficacy in killing the mosquito species known to spread malaria. Photo taken in Bunbuna, Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District, Northern Region, Ghana. Photo by: Sylvester Coleman New findings from the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) VectorLink Project
Read MorePMI Collaborates with Communities to Beat Malaria
August 20, 2021 12:09 pm
The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) VectorLink Project collaborates with national and local governments to identify, study, and record where malaria-transmitting mosquitoes live, how they feed, when they rest, and the density of their population. In Kenya, PMI trained community health volunteers on how
Read MoreWomen in Entomology
August 16, 2021 6:00 am
From the Field to the Lab, Women Fight to End Malaria Gains in reducing morbidity and mortality from malaria depend on the use of effective insecticides in vector control measures, such as IRS and ITNs. With more people qualified to carry out entomological monitoring, PMI is equipping country partners with the tools and
Read MoreFocusing on An. stephensi in Ethiopia
August 4, 2021 1:14 pm
WORLD MOSQUITO DAY: FOCUSING ON THE INVASIVE AN. STEPHENSI IN ETHIOPIA An Asian malaria vector is invading Ethiopia and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. If this invasive vector continues to spread, large parts of Ethiopia could see dramatic increases in incidence of malaria. Lives are at stake. Where do we go from here?
Read MoreCommunity Leaders Help to End Malaria
July 22, 2021 12:34 pm
Village chief Ubore Ali Bechanignan meets with VL Ghana Chief of Party Lena Kolyada after spraying. Photo: Taufiq Mohammed Osman In Tatale-Sanguli District (TSD) of Northern Ghana malaria mortality dropped by 80 percent from 2018 to 2020, according to reports from the regional health directorate. This decrease corresponds
Read MorePMI VectorLink Extended to further Its Work in Ending Malaria
July 20, 2021 9:27 pm
The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) recently extended the PMI VectorLink Project another 12 months, continuing its work to September 2023. Led by Abt Associates in partnership with Population Services International and PATH along with the support of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Malaria Consortium,
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