PMI VectorLink Cameroon

In 2020, nearly three million malaria cases and 4,121 deaths were recorded in health facilities in Cameroon. Children under five years of age are disproportionately at risk, accounting for around 32% of malaria cases and 64% of deaths. Entomological monitoring enables us to determine which mosquitoes transmit malaria, where they’re located, and what their feeding and resting habits are like. 

PMI has supported entomological monitoring in Cameroon since October 2018, conducting vector bionomics data collections either monthly or every other month in five sites: Gounougou (located in the North region in Lagdo district), Simatou (in the Far North in Maga district), Bonabéri (located in the Littoral region in Bonassama district), Mangoum (in the West region in Foumbot district), and Nyabessang (South region, Ambam district). Insecticide resistance monitoring was conducted in four sentinel sites (Gounougou, Simatou, Nyabessang, and Mangoum) in late 2018 and in all five sites in 2019 and 2020.

Activities and accomplishments:

• With PMI VectorLink’s support, longitudinal surveys were conducted in five sentinel sites representing Cameroon’s three major ecological zones (Forest, Savannah, Sahelian).
• PMI VectorLink conducted annual insecticide resistance testing in 15 sentinel sites, with the data generated used by the NMCP to stratify ITN distribution during the 2022 national ITN campaign.
• Eighty-one (81) NMCP and partner organization staff were trained in basic entomology skills.

Capacity Building
Impact of Interventions
Insecticide Resistance
Surveillance
Vector Control

May 2018 — Apr 2023

Cameroon

The PMI VectorLink Project