Success Stories

PMI Prevails in Protection

March 30, 2018 2:44 pm

Despite Political Unrest in Kenya, PMI AIRS Provides Protection Against Malaria Pregnant women and children under five are at high risk of contracting malaria in areas where the disease is endemic. The PMI AIRS Project in Kenya carried out indoor residual spraying in the country’s Lake Victoria region, providing 2.2

PMI VectorLink Published in the Malaria Journal

March 27, 2018 2:32 pm

The PMI VectorLink Project’s study “Nationwide insecticide resistance status and biting behaviour of malaria vector species in the Democratic Republic of Congo” was published in the peer-reviewed journal Malaria Journal on March 26, 2018. The study found that widespread resistance to permethrin in the Democratic

PMI Pilots New WHO-Recommended Insecticide

March 21, 2018 10:11 pm

First New WHO-Recommended Insecticide in 40 Years Piloted in Tanzania An IRS spray operator prepares the Sumishield® insecticide for spraying. Photo by: Nduka Iwuchukwu The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative protects millions of people from malaria each year through indoor residual spraying (IRS), which kills the mosquitoes

Building Capacity for Surveillance

March 16, 2018 7:01 pm

University students on a work experience program in front of the newly built entomology research complex at Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Photo by: Okeke Ifeanyi Joseph According to the 2017 World Malaria Report, Nigeria accounts for 27 percent of all malaria cases across the globe – the highest of any other

Music for Malaria Prevention

March 8, 2018 2:04 pm

In Northern Uganda’s Amolatar District, four young adults are dancing and singing to change the way their community views indoor residual spraying (IRS) and, in turn, improving the overall health of their communities. Anthony Okello, 26 years old, joined the PMI-funded Uganda IRS Project in 2014 as a storekeeper. As

Equal Opportunity, Equal Work

February 2, 2018 7:10 pm

The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Africa Indoor Residual Spraying (AIRS) Project’s article “Equal Opportunity, Equal Work: Increasing Women’s Participation in the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative Africa Indoor Residual Spraying Project” was published in the December 2017 issue of the peer-reviewed

Reducing Costs in IRS

February 1, 2018 7:11 pm

Indoor residual spraying (IRS) has proven highly effective in reducing the burden of malaria. However, the high cost of IRS presents a challenge to scaling up protection in many countries. The President’s Malaria Initiative VectorLink Project is finding innovative ways to reduce operations costs without compromising

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Success Stories

PMI Prevails in Protection

PMI VectorLink Published in the Malaria Journal

PMI Pilots New WHO-Recommended Insecticide

Building Capacity for Surveillance

Music for Malaria Prevention

Equal Opportunity, Equal Work

Reducing Costs in IRS

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