PMI VectorLink Mali

Malaria is the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in Mali, particularly among children under the age of five. The country’s entire population is at risk for malaria, although transmission varies by region. Mali’s malaria control strategy emphasizes universal coverage of key malaria interventions as well as targeted operational research, and specific epidemic and entomological surveillance.

Activities and accomplishments:

• PMI VectorLink Mali introduced improved supervision and insecticide tracking tools, allowing for early detection of IRS performance gaps and greater local accountability for addressing them.
• The project fostered local ownership and high levels of IRS acceptance among households through strong community and stakeholder engagement, and created the trust, communication, and relationships required to operate safely in a highly unstable security environment.
• PMI VectorLink Mali determined that clothianidin-based IRS and Interceptor G2 nets had a statistically significant protective effect on malaria case incidence and strengthened the NMCP’s capacity to analyze and visualize multiple data sources for strategic vector control decision-making.
• The project created the conditions for the appropriate, locally led re-introduction of the IRS by preparing a “transfer package” to guide the NMCP/MOH or any local partner to plan and implement IRS in accordance with the PMI Best Management Practices (BMP).

Capacity Building
Social Science
Surveillance
Vector Control

Jan 2018 — Mar 2023

Mali

The PMI VectorLink Project