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
Read MorePMI 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
Read MorePMI 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
Read MoreBuilding Capacity for Surveillance
March 16, 2018 7:01 pmUniversity 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
Read MoreMusic 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
Read MoreEqual 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
Read MoreReducing 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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