World Malaria Day - Vector Control, Saving Lives
Professor Richard Feachem says why insecticide resistance 'must be confronted' if we are to shrink the world malaria map. The Financial Times World Malaria Report considers the regulatory obstacles that stand in the way of developing desperately needed new insecticides to tackle insecticide resistance.

World Malaria Day - Vector Control, Saving Lives

Professor Richard Feachem says why insecticide resistance 'must be confronted' if we are to shrink the world malaria map.

The Financial Times World Malaria Report considers the regulatory obstacles that stand in the way of developing desperately needed new insecticides to tackle insecticide resistance.

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IVCC is a Product Development Partnership (PDP) established as a not for profit company and registered charity to overcome the barriers to innovation in the development of new insecticides for public health vector control and to develop information systems and tools which will enable new and existing pesticides to be used more effectively.

The importance of Vector Control in public health

Vector control has been a cornerstone of every effective campaign to control vector borne diseases such as malaria and dengue, and the current focus on malaria elimination will depend on increasingly effective and affordable vector control interventions. These interventions are under threat from the emergence and spread of insecticide resistance, and limitations in the ways that insecticides are used.

Delivering results

IVCC has demonstrated that the PDP business model has been effective in unlocking the latent enthusiasm of our partners in both the global pest control industry and research institutions for development of new public health insecticides. As a result an unprecedented pipeline of new product development programmes is emerging.

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17 December 2012

The World Malaria Report 2012 reports a slowdown in global funding and delivery of insecticide based interventions that could threaten to reverse the remarkable recent gains in ‘the fight against one of the world’s leading infectious killers’.
During the past decade the scaling-up of malaria interventions is estimated to have saved over 1 million lives, mainly through the distribution of insecticide-treated bednets, and indoor residual spraying.

The number of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) delivered to endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa dropped from a peak of 145 million in 2010 to an estimated 66 million in 2012. This means that many households will be unable to replace existing bed nets when required, exposing more people to the potentially deadly disease.

The expansion of indoor residual spraying programmes also levelled off, with coverage levels in the WHO African Region staying at 11% of the population at risk (77 million people) between 2010 and 2011.

IVCC works to save lives and improve health through partnerships that develop and deliver new products and tools to control the insects whitransmit disease.

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Innovative Vector Control Consortium

IVCC works to save lives and improve health through partnerships that develop and deliver new products and tools to control the insects whitransmit disease.