Joint Webinar (RBM VCWG & WHO PQT/VCP team)
The RBM Vector Control Working Group (VCWG) hosted a webinar in collaboration with the WHO PQT/VCP team to raise awareness about the procedures, requirements and assessments implemented by WHO/PQ to ensure quality standards for ITNS and consistency of production.
Topic: Addressing non biological threats to the impact of ITNs; towards improved ITN quality
Date: Tuesday 29 October 2024
Link to presentations and recording
19th VCWG Annual Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, was held successfully!
The annual meeting took place in Kigali, Rwanda, from April 15–17, 2024.
Link to documentations
Dr El Hadji Amadou Niang is elected as the new RBM VCWG Co-Chair
The elections were open from 5th December 2023 to 8th January 2024.
Link to biosketch and election result
Vector Control Epidemiological Impact Evaluation Staff and Technical Assistance Request Guidance
With joint collaborative work from RBM VCWG, AMP, PATH, RBM SMERG, IVCC, Tropical Health, this document is meant to be a guide for national malaria programs to inform requests for staff and/or technical assistance for evaluations of the impact of vector control interventions on malaria burden or transmission as part of Global Fund applications. The description of the positions/roles in the table below can be used to develop terms of reference.
English (link)
French (link)
Portuguese (link)
Global Vector Control Response to invasive Anopheles stephensi: Consensus Statement (Click to see)
The RBM Vector Control Working Group (VCWG) and Multi-Sectoral Working Group (MSWG) are pleased to issue a joint consensus statement on the Global Vector Control Response to invasive Anopheles stephensi. In the past decade, the malaria vector An. stephensi has spread to Africa and Sri Lanka and there are concerns about its impact on malaria transmission. Urgent efforts are needed to prevent further spread and reduce the impact of An. stephensi where it now exists. With this Consensus Statement, the RBM VCWG and MSWG seek to complement the work of WHO, UN-Habitat and others by facilitating the exchange of knowledge and best practices to address this invasive species to build a common understanding and identify gaps in our collective response. The RBM Working Groups and their diverse membership of malaria control programmes, representatives of other ministries, the private sector, implementing partners, and research and academic organisations stand ready to contribute to this fight.