Demonstration of sustainable alternatives to DDT and strengthening of national vector control capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa

Four countries have successfully demonstrated viable, sustainable and cost-effective alternatives to DDT use.

Sudan has investigated the impact of insecticide resistance on the effectiveness of malaria vector control, the burden of malaria, and determined the effects of different insecticide-based vector control intervention strategies (IRS and combined IRS and LLINs) on the development and management of insecticide resistance.