Overview
Vector control rapidly reduces malaria transmission and is crucial for elimination. However, global progress has stalled, and a "business as usual" approach will only push countries further off track. Climate change, insecticide resistance, funding gaps, and limited monitoring resources threaten progress.
Innovation and new tools are urgently needed to enhance cost-effective and sustainable vector control. The Vector Control Working Group (VCWG) drives research, operationalizes vector control priorities, and fosters collaboration across national programs, academia, and the private sector. By engaging Regional Networks, VCWG ensures local needs shape global strategies.
In a resource-limited environment, knowledge sharing is critical. VCWG’s diverse membership enables rich dialogue, strengthening core interventions (Insecticide-treated bed nets, Indoor Residual Spraying), expanding the vector control toolbox, and advancing the WHO Global Vector Control Response. It provides a platform for stakeholders to align on challenges, gaps, and opportunities in vector control.
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Work Streams
- Work stream 1: Enhancing Impact of Core Interventions
- Work stream 2: Expanding the Vector Control Toolbox
- Work Stream 3: Implementing the Global Vector Control Response
Upcoming Events
World Malaria Day 2025
World Malaria Day is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. It was instituted by WHO Member States du
Past Events
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3rd Meeting of The RBM Partnership Working Group on Insecticide Treated Netting Materials (ITNs)
The RBM WIN Working Group reviewed key strategies to enhance scalable malaria vector control, recommending a name change to reflect this focus.
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2nd Meeting of The RBM Partnership Working Group on Insecticide Treated Netting Materials (ITNs)
The Working Group took decisive steps to strengthen collaboration, improve communication, and enhance malaria vector control strategies.
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Business Meeting on Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs)
Recognizing the challenge of re-treating conventional ITNs to maintain effectiveness, a satellite group of the RBM Working Group on Insecticide-Treated Nets (WIN) formed in 2003 to develop a framew
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1st Meeting of The RBM Partnership Working Group on Insecticide Treated Netting Materials
The inaugural meeting of the RBM Partnership Working Group on Insecticide-Treated Netting Materials (ITNs) took place on September 8-9, 2003, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, SwCo-chairs:
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London School of Hygiene and | Cheike Anta Diop University, Senegal |
Coordinator
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Swiss TPH, Switzerland |
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