By: Jennifer Boyle and Sara Berthe “Everyone did their job to ensure success for the entire district,” Ousmane Yattara reflected proudly on the National Malaria Program’s recent distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) to school children in Boffa district in…
Distributing insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to selected classes in primary schools has helped Ghana sustain high ITN coverage and improved malaria prevention nationwide. On May 22, 2017, Ghana launched the fourth school-based ITN distribution campaign in Teshie-Accra. Presiding over the launch,…
Ghana Primary School Mosquito Net Distribution by VectorWorks on Exposure
Issue 3 | July 2016 Welcome to the VectorWorks Newsletter! Your source for information on VectorWorks and other malaria vector control activities. Community-Based Distribution Guide Now Available! To reduce malaria transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that countries aim for universal…
There was overwhelming support on May 23, 2016, for the launch of the country-wide campaign to distribute insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to 1.2 million children in over 14,000 public and private primary schools in the Volta, Eastern, Central, Western, Ashanti, and…
Vector Control Update Issue 5 | May 2016 This quarterly report is meant to update the malaria community in general, and particularly those interested in vector control, on recently published research related to the improvement or development of new or alternative…
Issue 2 | March 2016 Welcome to the VectorWorks Newsletter! Your source for information on VectorWorks and other malaria vector control activities. Durability Monitoring Website and Toolkit Now Available! In February VectorWorks launched www.durabilitymonitoring.org, which provides a comprehensive set of resources for…
Data on long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) durability in the field are crucial to understanding the effective lifespan of nets, in addition to identifying the causes of LLIN deterioration. Even more important are comparable data and procedures across net products and…
Vector Control Update Issue 4 | February 2016 This quarterly report is meant to update the malaria community in general, and particularly those interested in vector control, on recently published research related to the improvement or development of new or alternative…
Vector Control Update Issue 3 | November 2015 This quarterly report is meant to update the malaria community in general, and particularly those interested in vector control, on recently published research related to the improvement or development of new or…