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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778331603321

Titolo

Framework for implementing integrated vector management (IVM) at district level in the South-East Asia region [[electronic resource] ] : a step-by-step approach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Health Organization, 2008

ISBN

1-282-27400-7

9786612274008

92-9022-348-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (28 p.)

Disciplina

614.432

Soggetti

Vector control - Southeast Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TITLE; Contents; Copyright; Glossary of terms; 1. Introduction; 2. Policies in Support of Vector Control; 3. District IVM Planning Cycle; 4. References; 5. List of Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Integrated vector management (IVM) is one of the key elements of the Revised Malaria Control Strategy of the SEA Region. The technical, managerial and operational capacities of district-level managers are inadequate or too weak to understand, plan, and implement components of an IVM approach at district and sub-district levels. Intersectoral partners are usually aware of their roles in vector management, as well as operational and managerial mechanisms for taking synergistic actions. This framework for implementing IVM at the district level provides step-by-step guidance to develop and impleme