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Last Updated: 25/07/2024
PMI VectorLink Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Objectives
The main objectives of the project were to:
- Help the DRC’s National Malaria Control Program generate entomological data on mosquitoes, including seasonal vector distribution, biting and resting behavior, infectivity rates, and species composition;
- Use entomological data to inform the procurement decisions for insecticide-treated nets;
- Conduct entomological monitoring activities in approximately eleven different sites each year, covering various provinces; and
- Use entomological surveillance data to enhance future decision-making regarding the choice of vector control tools.
Principal Institution
Partner Institutions
National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) Democratic Republic of Congo, Dem. Rep. of Congo
National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) Democratic Republic of Congo, Dem. Rep. of Congo
University of Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), United States
Against Malaria Foundation, United Kingdom
Rationale and Abstract
Malaria remains a serious public health problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite sustained malaria control strategies. Given that nearly all of the DRC population lives in high transmission zones, it has been estimated that the DRC accounts for 12% of all cases of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa (WHO, 2021).
Activities and accomplishments:
- At the project’s inception, the DRC lacked an insectary for rearing and keeping mosquitoes. PMI VectorLink supported the conversion of a 40-foot shipping container, known as an “insectary-in-a-box,” in response to this need, advancing the country’s capacity to conduct entomological activities.
- PMI VectorLink DRC supported the NMCP to select effective ITNs based on resistance data.
- The project supported the NMCP to leverage community-based entomological surveillance in the DRC.
- The project also strengthened capacity and developed infrastructure for molecular analysis at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa.
Thematic Categories
Capacity Building
Insecticide Resistance
Leadership & Governance
Monitoring & Evaluation
Surveillance
Vector Control
Date
Sep 2017 — Sep 2023
Total Project Funding
$4.5M
Funding Details
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States
Funding through PMI
USD 4.5M
Project Site
Parent Project
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