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19 February 2024
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) has been widely used to kill malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes, but it can also kill insects that transmit other deadly and debilitating diseases such as dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika virus disease, leishmaniases and Chagas disease. The scope of this updated WHO guidance on IRS has been expanded beyond malaria to include other vector-borne diseases, with a view to supporting disease control integration.
News release | Operational manual on indoor residual spraying | Global vector control response 2017-2030
Video: control of disease vectors with indoor residual spraying
Uzbekistan was officially certified by WHO as a malaria-free country in 2018. This new publication from WHO evaluates the policies and strategies applied to contain malaria outbreaks in the 1990s and early 2000s after the re-establishment of local transmission. It also highlights the interventions subsequently used to eliminate malaria in the country.
Report: Towards a malaria-free world: elimination of malaria in Uzbekistan
Experts from the WHO Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG) met with product developers, innovators and researchers from 27–28 September 2023 for the 19th VCAG meeting. This report details the proceedings and outcomes of the meeting, including advice provided to applicants working on interventions in the following intervention areas: eave tubes, sterilization of male mosquitoes and systemic endectocide treatment for Lyme disease.
Clear, evidence-informed WHO recommendations are designed to guide countries as they develop national malaria strategic plans; they support decisions around “what to do”. WHO also develops implementation guidance such as operational and field manuals to advise countries on “how to” deliver the recommended tools and strategies. All of the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations on malaria are available through a web-based platform and a mobile app. Some recommendations are also described through short, animated videos.
