| Project Detail |
Project outline and objectives
PMI VectorLink is a five-year project that was launched in
September 2017 and is being implemented in 24 sub-Saharan
African countries and Cambodia. Its goal is to equip countries
with cost-effective and proven malaria vector control tools that
are appropriate to each country’s context and sustainable. In so
doing, the project seeks to contribute to reducing the global
malaria burden.
Malaria Consortium’s role is to provide technical assistance
that will help governments develop integrated vector control
strategies (IVCS) and insecticide resistance management
(IRM) plans. Our support will ensure these are based on
epidemiological and entomological indicators, current LLIN and
IRS coverage data, available resources for vector control and
new tools. The IRM plans will articulate multi-year strategies,
including the deployment of a rotational strategy for IRS and
decisions on which districts will receive new tools, such as
piperonyl butoxide LLINs and other next-generation nets.
Activities
Malaria Consortium’s activities include:
• developing a generic IVCS framework for malaria control,
which consists of detailed guidelines and templates to
capture the information needed to systematically develop
various sections of a national strategic plan
• field-testing the framework in selected countries to develop
evidence-based IVCS plans
• supporting countries to develop their national IRM plans.
Outcomes
The project activities will enhance evidence-based deployment
of cost-effective interventions that optimally impact malaria
morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the IRM plans will help
prevent or delay insecticide resistance in major vectors through
systematic resistance monitoring and management activities. |
