Strengthening Local Capacity for the Surveillance of Anopheles stephensi in Nigeria
February 24, 2023 9:26 pm
Dr. Auwal Al-Hassan looking at the structure of an Anopheles stephensi mosquito through a microscope in Ethiopia. Photo credit: Dr. Lazarus Samdi, vector monitoring specialist for PMI VectorLink Nigeria. Dr. Auwal Al-Hassan, a professor and entomologist at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Nigeria, spends his days teaching
Read MoreWomen Leading: Malaria Control at Africa University
February 24, 2023 8:51 pm
Xuxa Gara and Charmaine Matimba have always been committed to improving health outcomes in Zimbabwe but did not originally plan to work with malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. Thanks to the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) VectorLink project’s capacity strengthening efforts—including the opening of the Malaria
Read MoreLearning from Mosquitoes: Collaborating with Research Institutions in Côte d’Ivoire
February 10, 2023 6:11 pm
Research on mosquitoes helps countries make better decisions about how to prevent and control malaria. The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative partners with Côte d’Ivoire’s National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) to support research institutes that are studying mosquito behavior. As mosquitoes continue to develop
Read MoreRBM Partnership to End Malaria 18th Annual Meeting of the Vector Control Working Group
February 1, 2023 10:10 pm
February 6-8, 2023 The RBM Partnership To End Malaria Vector Control Working Group Annual Meeting convenes the global malaria vector control community to exchange best practices and relevant research for current and future malaria vector control operations. This year’s event is taking place at the Moevenpick Ambassador
Read MoreReaching Talibé Children with Mosquito Nets
February 1, 2023 8:46 pm
Despite progress in scaling up malaria control interventions, children in Sub-Saharan Africa are still largely impacted by the disease. Gaps in the distribution of mosquito nets are a contributing factor to children’s vulnerability. In Senegal, among the groups often unreached by formal distribution channels are
Read MoreYear in Review: 2022's Best from the PMI VectorLink Project
January 10, 2023 10:11 pm
As we move into 2023, the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) VectorLink project is taking a short look back at some of our successes last year. Here are 2022’s best stories on how we partnered with countries to strengthen local ownership of malaria control interventions, reached some of the populations most
Read MoreGoing the Last Mile to Deliver Malaria Services in Zambia
December 7, 2022 7:42 pm
Chisenga Island in Zambia is between one and three hours via boat from the mainland. Due to its remote location, malaria prevention is critical. The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, in collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Health and its partners, provides life-saving malaria prevention interventions: spraying
Read MorePMI VectorLink Zambia is Named a Winner of the USAID 2022 Digital Development Award
November 30, 2022 8:41 pm
The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) VectorLink Zambia Project has been named a winner in the USAID 2022 Digital Development Awards, which recognizes the use of technology to promote inclusive growth, foster resilient democratic societies, and empower communities around the world, including the most vulnerable
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