01739nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001900042653002600061653003000087653002300117653003300140653002200173100001300195700001700208700001500225700001400240700001700254245007700271856023000348520091800578022001301496       2016                            d10aVector control10aVector borne diseases10aStakeholder collaboration10aOperational impact10aIntegrated vector management10aCapacity building1 aChanda E1 aAmeneshewa B1 aBagayoko M1 aGovere JM1 aMacdonald MB00aHarnessing integrated vector management for enhanced disease prevention.  uhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1471492216301623http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S1471492216301623?httpAccept=text/xmlhttp://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S1471492216301623?httpAccept=text/plain3 a<p>The increasing global threat of emerging and re-emerging vector-borne diseases (VBDs) poses a serious health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends integrated vector management (IVM) strategy for combating VBD transmission. An IVM approach requires entomological knowledge, technical and infrastructure capacity, and systems facilitating stakeholder collaboration. In sub-Saharan Africa, successful operational IVM experience comes from relatively few countries. This article provides an update on the extent to which IVM is official national policy, the degree of IVM implementation, the level of compliance with WHO guidelines, and concordance in the understanding of IVM, and it assesses the operational impact of IVM. The future outlook encompasses rational and sustainable use of effective vector control tools and inherent improved return for investment for disease vector control.</p>
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