Status of pesticide management in the practice of vector control: a global survey in countries at risk of malaria or other major vector-borne diseases

Malaria Journal

Research

Soo Hian Tan¹  Graham Matthews²  Henk van den Berg³  Morteza Zaim⁴  Rajpal S Yadav⁴  Birkinesh Ameneshewa⁵  Mikhail Ejov⁶  Aditya P Dash⁷  Agnes Soares⁸  Abraham Mnzava⁹  Jeffrey Hii^1,10 

[1] 21 Lorong Abang Openg Lima, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Imperial College, Ascot, UK;Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8031, 6700EH, Wageningen, the Netherlands;Vector Ecology and Management, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland;World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe;World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark;World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, India;World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas, Washington, DC, USA;World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt;World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines;

关键词: Malaria;    Vector Control;    Personal Protective Equipment;    Western Pacific Region;    Integrate Vector Management;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2875-10-125

 received in 2011-03-25, accepted in 2011-05-14,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIt is critical that vector control pesticides are used for their acceptable purpose without causing adverse effects on health and the environment. This paper provides a global overview of the current status of pesticides management in the practice of vector control.MethodsA questionnaire was distributed to WHO member states and completed either by the director of the vector-borne disease control programme or by the national manager for vector control. In all, 113 countries responded to the questionnaire (80% response rate), representing 94% of the total population of the countries targeted.ResultsMajor gaps were evident in countries in pesticide procurement practices, training on vector control decision making, certification and quality control of pesticide application, monitoring of worker safety, public awareness programmes, and safe disposal of pesticide-related waste. Nevertheless, basic conditions of policy and coordination have been established in many countries through which the management of vector control pesticides could potentially be improved. Most countries responded that they have adopted relevant recommendations by the WHO.ConclusionsGiven the deficiencies identified in this first global survey on public health pesticide management and the recent rise in pesticide use for malaria control, the effectiveness and safety of pesticide use are being compromised. This highlights the urgent need for countries to strengthen their capacity on pesticide management and evidence-based decision making within the context of an integrated vector management approach.

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© van den Berg et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.