VECTOR CONTROL

BY
Dr. Ladslaus L. Mnyone

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Sugar feeding

Host seeking

Partial surface application

Full surface application

Rest 2-3 days

Oviposition

Bed net application

Point-source application

Vector control methods

Indoor residual spraying (IRS)

Use of personal protection measures e.g.
ITNs, repellents etc
Larviciding
Biological control
Environmental management
Education
Integrated mosquito management

Scale up Vector Control measures

Combination of personal and community

protective measures e.g. ITNs and LLITNs
e.g. ITNs for everyone at risk of malaria,
especially children and pregnant women.

Framework of ITNs
= Catch up coverage and Keep up
coverage strategy

Roles of RBM

1o goal is to provide a coordinated global

approach to fighting malaria
Lead in advocacy campaigns to raise
awareness of malaria at the global, regional,
national and community levels
Mobilize resources for malaria control and
research into new and more effective tools
Ensure that vulnerable individuals are key
participants in rolling back of malaria
Formulate task forces to carry out RBM tasks