Strengthening public health pesticide management in countries endemic with malaria or other major vector-borne diseases: an evaluation of three strategies

Malaria Journal

Research

Henk van den Berg¹  Morteza Zaim²  Rajpal S Yadav² 

[1] Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 8031, 6700EH, Wageningen, the Netherlands;Vector Ecology and Management, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland;

关键词: Malaria;    Situation Analysis;    Eastern Mediterranean Region;    Western Pacific Region;    Integrate Vector Management;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2875-13-368

 received in 2014-07-18, accepted in 2014-09-12,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPublic health pesticides has been the mainstay control of vectors of malaria and other diseases, and public health pests, but there is increasing concern over how these pesticides are being managed. Poor pesticide management could lead to risks to human health and the environment, or diminish the effectiveness of interventions. Strategies for strengthening the management of public health pesticides, from manufacture to disposal, should be evaluated to propose future directions.MethodsThe process and outcomes of three strategies were studied in five regions of the WHO (African Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region, South-East Asia Region, Western Pacific Region, and American Region) and 13 selected countries. These strategies are: regional policy development, in-depth country support and thematic support across countries.ResultsConsensus, frameworks and action plans on public health pesticide management were developed at regional level. Country support for situation analysis and national action planning highlighted weaknesses over the entire spectrum of pesticide management practices, mainly related to malaria control. The thematic support on pesticide quality control contributed to structural improvements on a priority issue for malaria control across countries.ConclusionsThe three strategies showed promising and complementary results, but guidelines and tools for implementation of the strategies should be further improved. Increased national and international priority should be given to support the development of policy, legislation and capacity that are necessary for sound management of public health pesticides.

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