World Malaria Day 2020
April 22, 2020 1:54 pm
Our Commitment to Saving Lives April 25th is World Malaria Day, and while the global community responds to the COVID-19 pandemic brought on by the novel coronavirus, it is vital that the vector control community continues its commitment to fighting malaria. The interventions used to combat malaria also help strengthen
Read MoreMalaria Fighter: Jean-Pierre Rucakibungo
March 20, 2020 5:49 pm
Kigali, Rwanda Jean-Pierre Rucakibungo, Senior Finance and Administration Manager, oversees all the financial, accounting, and compliance aspects for PMI VectorLink Rwanda. Born and raised in Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali, Rucakibungo is fluent in English, French, Swahili and Kinyarwanda and holds a Bachelor of Science
Read MorePMI VectorLink Study Published in Scientific Reports
March 12, 2020 12:04 pm
Impact of indoor residual spraying with pirimiphos-methyl (Actellic 300CS) on entomological indicators of transmission and malaria case burden in Migori County, western Kenya A study conducted by the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative VectorLink Project (the follow-on project to the PMI Africa Indoor Residual Spraying
Read MorePMI Assists Ethiopia along Journey to Self-Reliance in IRS
February 5, 2020 6:00 pm
PMI Support Goes beyond Targeted-Districts In 2017, more than 1.5 million cases of malaria were reported in Ethiopia with an additional 1 million cases estimated to have occurred, according to the World Health Organization World Malaria Report 2019. Although Ethiopia’s malaria incidence is significantly lower than much
Read MoreBetter Data, Better Results
January 21, 2020 8:26 pm
Field-Based Mobile Data Collection in Burkina Faso Helps Improve Spray Coverage Team leaders comparing tablet data to paper form data with SOPs. Indoor residual spraying (IRS), proven to reduce the burden of malaria, entails spraying the interior walls and ceilings with an insecticide that kills malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
Read MoreExploring the Contribution of 3rd Generation IRS Products with NgenIRS
January 6, 2020 8:14 pm
The NgenIRS partnership led by IVCC and funded by Unitaid with support from The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, The Global Fund, PATH, and Abt Associates is establishing a sustainable, competitive and growing market for effective 3GIRS products at affordable prices. NgenIRS is making the most effective, long-lasting
Read More2019 World Malaria Report
December 9, 2019 3:18 pm
The World Health Organization has just released its 2019 World Malaria Report. The report provides a comprehensive update on global and regional malaria data and trends. The report tracks investments in malaria programs and research as well as progress across all intervention areas. The 2019 report is based on information
Read MorePMI VectorLink @ 2019 Global Digital Health Forum
December 9, 2019 2:08 pm
The PMI VectorLink Project joins the Global Digital Health Network in celebrating innovation and supporting proven practices at scale. This event seeks to balance the need for evidence-based scaling of proven systems with the urgent need to determine how emerging technologies and approaches can improve health outcomes.
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