Nets and insecticides
NEWLY RECOMMENDED BY WHO
DawaPlus® 2.0: new Interim recommendation by WHO (August 2009)
Permanet 2.5 and Permanet 3.0: new Interim recommendation by WHO (Jan 2009).
Permanet 2.0: new Full recommendation (Jan 2009).
The report of the Twelfth WHOPES Working Group Meeting (Dec 2008) has been published.
Pesticide products under WHOPES laboratory and or field testing and evaluation: (July 2009)
According to the August 2007 WHO Position Statement on insecticide-treated mosquito nets, national malaria control programmes and their partners involved in insecticide-treated net interventions should:
- purchase only long-lasting insecticidal nets;
- distribute free or highly subsidized LLINs, either directly or through voucher/coupon schemes;
- achieve full LLIN coverage, including in high-transmission areas, by distributing LLINs through existing public health services;
- develop and implement locally appropriate communication and advocacy strategies to promote effective use of LLINs; and
- implement strategies to sustain high levels of LLIN coverage in parallel with strategies for achieving rapid scale-up.
Links & resources:
- Compilation of past and planned procurement of Long Lasting Insecticidal mosquito Nets (LLINs) from available public sources
- RBM Partnership Working Group for Scalable Malaria Vector Control
- WHOPES WHO Pesticides Evaluation Scheme web site
- WHO Recommended List: Insecticides for Treatment of Mosquito Nets
- WHO Recommended List: Insecticides for Indoor Residual Spraying
- WHO Recommended List: Long-lasting Insecticidal Mosquito Nets
- WHO Manual for Indoor Residual Spraying (third edition)
- WHO Global Insecticide Use For Vector-Borne Disease Contro (third edition)
- December 2006 interim recommendation on insecticide treatment for washed polyester nets: K-O TAB1-2-3
- WHO Equipment for Vector Control - Specifications & Guidelines
- Is there a need to expose Olyset® nets to sun after washing?
[in English] - Information on Factory Pre-treated Nets and Conventional Treatment of Coloured Mosquito Nets
[in English] [in French]


The report of the Twelfth WHOPES Working Group Meeting
Insecticide-treated mosquito nets: a position statement
Technical consultation on specifications and quality control of netting materials and mosquito nets
FAQ on DDT use for disease vector control
Business Plan LLIN