APMEN Online Training on Malaria Vector Surveillance
The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) invites you to join the next round of Online Training on Malaria Vector Surveillance, co-hosted by the APMEN Vector Control Working Group and Malaria Consortium.
Dates: 11–13 March 2026
Time: 2:00–5:00 PM (Singapore Time)
Location: Online
Vector control is the single most effective intervention for achieving a reduction in malaria transmission in most malaria endemic countries of the world. Such vector control must be underpinned by a thorough understanding of which vector species are present in a particular area, relative abundance of the various species, breeding site preference, feeding and resting behavior, insecticide susceptibility, data management and interpretation, all of this then integrated into a holistic entomological surveillance programme. Each of these elements requires specific knowledge and skills, to help programme managers and public health entomologists tailor vector control solutions, reduce human-vector contact, and drive down malaria transmission.
This course will be led by Prof. Neil Lobo, Research Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, and Senior Entomologist in the University of California, San Francisco.
The curriculum will cover the following key topics:
- The importance of Entomological surveillance
- Understanding Gaps in protection
- What is your question?
- Indicators – which ones to collect?
- Sampling methods – which ones are appropriate?
- Sampling design and site selection
- Capacity and funding
- Data management
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