16th annual meeting of the Vector Control Working Group
In 2021, five virtual events replaced the annual face-to-face meeting of the Working Group
General Information
Session 1 - Restructuring of VCWG work stream, call of interest and refreshed focus
Abdourahmane Diallo - RBM Partnership Strategic Plan 2021–2025
Session 2 - Updates from the vector control community
Raman Velayudhan - Global Vector Control Response (2017-2030) An update
Kate Kolaczinski & Patrick Okello - The Global Fund’s support to vector control
Rick Steketee - Partnering in the fight to end malaria: what's new on PMI's agenda
Nick Hamon - Delivering a toolbox of disruptive vector control innovations for malaria eradication
Joseph Wagman - Maintaining malaria vector surveillance in the context of COVID-19 mitigation
Updates from the Working Groups
Malaria in Pregnancy
Social Behaviour Change
Surveillance, Monitoring and Evaluation
Session 3 - Work stream 1: Enhancing the impact of core interventions
Hannah Koenker & Allan Were - Introduction to Task Forces – for discussion at end
Tom Churcher - Optimising the deployment of vector control tools against malaria
Sarah Burnett - Experience working directly with countries to support country-led national decision-making processes using their available data sources (Brief remarks)
Joe Wagman & Julia Mwesigwa - Interim update from the New Nets Project pilot evaluations
Amelia Bertozzi-Villa - Patterns of net ownership, retention, and use in sub-Saharan Africa
Stephen Poyer - Streamlined ITN durability monitoring
Angus Spiers - Making the case for method validation
Rosemary Lees - Developing consensus SOPs for evaluating nextgeneration ITNs
ePosters
Duncan Athinya & Melinda Hadi - Work stream 1
Michael Coleman - Work stream 1
Session 4 - Work stream 3: Implementing the global vector control response
Mark Hoppé & Chadwick Sikaala - VCWG WS3 presentation
Kristin Saarlas - The Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition
Lucia Fernandez - New developments in the WHO DHIS2 entomological surveillance toolkit
Session 5 - Work stream 2: Expanding the vector control toolbox
Sheila Barasa & Allison Tatarsky - Introduction, scene setting, workplan
Eric Ochomo - Spatial repellents for the control of vector borne diseases
Richard Allan & Laura Paris - Operational research on vector control in emergencies
Htin Kyaw Thu - Community engagement for vector control: key learning from APMEN VCWG workshop
Laura Norris - GM & Gene Drive Mosquitoes: Product Development Pathway
Carlos Chaccour - Endectocides: current state
ePosters
Tiago Canelas - Eave tubes, work stream 2