What does IRS stand for?

Indoor Residual Spraying (mosquito control)

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Its efficiency in low vector-population settings precisely complements insecticide-treated bednets, indoor residual spraying and larval control: when they are at their weakest, SIT is at its strongest.

Sterile mosquitoes could ward off malaria

The World Health Organization has recommended dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) for indoor residual spraying to control malaria when suitable alternatives are not available, and DDT is currently used for this purpose in approximately 14 countries, van den Berg (p.

Global status of DDT

He said indoor residual spraying will be started in 9 million households to achieve the required coverage of 80% of the target union councils.

Pakistan: Five-year exclusive malaria control program launched

The disease kills at least one million children under five in sub-Saharan Africa every year Now the School of Tropical Medicine is to play a key role in a new five-year programme Liverpool Associates in Tropical Health, the consultancy armof the school, is a partner in the Indoor Residual Spraying initiative.

City's new battle on malaria

In 2007 alone, the President's Malaria Initiative reached an estimated 25 million people in Africa with lifesaving malaria prevention or treatment interventions, including more than 17 million people protected with indoor residual spraying programs.

Fact Sheet: A Historic and Lifesaving Commitment to Fight HIV/AIDS

DATA SYNTHESIS: DDT has been recommended as part of the arsenal of insecticides available for indoor residual spraying until suitable alternatives are available.

Global status of DDT and its alternatives for use in vector control ...

Although most countries have now banned the use of DDT, certain endemic malarial areas still use indoor residual spraying with DDT to decrease the incidence and spread of the disease, which is caused by mosquitoes," Bornman added.

Rural women exposed to DDT likely to have boys with urogenital birth ...

The ministers resolved that the regional body should harmonise case management vector control and surveillance strategies across member states and also assess the feasibility of joint procurement and local production of DDT to facilitate Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) implementation.

Namibia: SADC E8 to Develop Framework on Malaria - by Wezi Tjaronda