Anti-malaria programs, largely focused on vector control, have saved many millions of lives—albeit with recent gains now threatened—since the moment in 1897 when the India Medical Service’s Ronald Ross demonstrated…
IVCC welcomes recent work by researchers in Papua New Guinea, which explores how changing mosquito biting behaviour may be affecting the performance of malaria control tools in the region.
From September 19th to 23rd, IVCC attended the International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria(ICTMM) 2024 in Kuching, Malaysia. This congress, hosted by the International Federation for Tropical Medicine, highlighted global efforts…
IVCC participated in the 20th Annual Meeting of the Vector Control Working Group (VCWG), hosted by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, taking place 3–5 March in Cotonou, Benin. This…
This spring, IVCC joined global vector control experts at AMCA 91st Annual Meeting in Puerto Rico to exchange insights on innovation, resistance management, and the future of mosquito control. It…
A new study, published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, adds to the body of evidence around integrated vector management (IVM) for dengue control in urban settings. Conducted in Malaysia, the…
IVCC supported the development of Bayer’s Fludora™ Fusion IRS, tested against resistant mosquito strains and various surfaces, leading to its WHO Pre-Qualification.
The NNP programme introduced 56M advanced mosquito nets in 17 African countries, preventing 13M malaria cases and 24,600
This requires specialist equipment with manually operated compression sprayers and, although effective, there is potential for significant improvements. IVCC has been working with industry partners, researchers and IRS teams to…
Charles is a professor of vector biology and genetics at LSTM (UK) and Executive Director of the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID, Cameroon). His research aims at using…