Success Stories

The Importance of Entomological Monitoring

September 10, 2019 5:06 pm

The PMI VectorLink Project delivers vector control interventions and protects millions of people from contracting malaria. An integral part of our work is robust entomological monitoring, that enables entomologists to identify which mosquitoes carry malaria, the relative geographical and temporal distribution of the mosquitoes

2018 Results and Project Outcomes

September 4, 2019 3:27 pm

PMI VectorLink reports on a set of indicators to national partners and PMI for each spray campaign. The key outcomes achieved by the end of the campaign include the total number of structures sprayed, people protected against malaria with IRS, and country personnel trained to conduct various IRS tasks. As the project expands

We Do Nets Too!

September 4, 2019 2:08 pm

Integrated vector control for malaria, according to the WHO Guidelines for Malaria Vector Control, requires “rational decision-making for the optimal use of resources for vector control”. For the U.S. President’s Initiative (PMI) VectorLink Project, it involves making vector control decisions—whether to deploy

Johns Hopkins University visits PMI VectorLink Zambia

September 3, 2019 3:10 pm

PMI VectorLink Zambia Boosts JHU Students’ Entomological Skills. The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) VectorLink Zambia team recently hosted a group of Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Master of Engineering students for a three-day hands-on entomological training. As part of their biomedical engineering program,

Ghana’s Community Health Nurses Help Spread the Word about IRS

August 22, 2019 12:52 pm

PMI VectorLink Ghana helps integrate IRS education into government-based health promotion campaigns. Implementing health interventions can prove challenging in countries where a lack of resources poses limitations on what governments can do to help keep communities healthy. Working across 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

The PMI VectorLink Approach to Managing Insecticide Resistance

August 15, 2019 5:34 pm

Managing Insecticide Resistance Starts with Entomological Monitoring & Surveillance Since the launch of the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) in 2006, malaria control interventions across sub-Saharan Africa have scaled up dramatically, resulting in a significant decline in malaria burden. From 2010 to 2017,

PMI VectorLink Study Published in Malaria Journal

August 5, 2019 1:51 pm

The PMI VectorLink manuscript “susceptibility testing of Anopheles malaria vectors with the neonicotinoid insecticide clothianidin; results from 16 African countries, in preparation for indoor residual spraying with new insecticide formulations” was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Malaria Journal

Mobile Data Collection for Rapid Decision Making

July 12, 2019 3:54 pm

PMI VectorLink Burkina Faso is our first IRS country to pilot and implement mobile data collection by the Spray Operator at the household level. 547 Spray Operators collected IRS data on tablets across all the VL Burkina Faso spray districts! The Burkina Faso M&E team worked for months with NMCP and District Health

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Success Stories

The Importance of Entomological Monitoring

2018 Results and Project Outcomes

We Do Nets Too!

Johns Hopkins University visits PMI VectorLink Zambia

Ghana’s Community Health Nurses Help Spread the Word about IRS

The PMI VectorLink Approach to Managing Insecticide Resistance

PMI VectorLink Study Published in Malaria Journal

Mobile Data Collection for Rapid Decision Making

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