Comparison of mosquito control programs in seven urban sites in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas, Health Policy

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2007

Publication Title

Health Policy

Volume

83

Issue

2-3

First page number:

196

Last page number:

212

Abstract

Mosquito control programs at seven urban sites in Kenya, Egypt, Israel, Costa Rica, and Trinidad are described and compared. Site-specific urban and disease characteristics, organizational diagrams, and strengths, weaknesses, obstacles and threats (SWOT) analysis tools are used to provide a descriptive assessment of each mosquito control program, and provide a comparison of the factors affecting mosquito abatement. The information for SWOT analysis is collected from surveys, focus-group discussions, and personal communication. SWOT analysis identified various issues affecting the efficiency and sustainability of mosquito control operations. The main outcome of our work was the description and comparison of mosquito control operations within the context of each study site's biological, social, political, management, and economic conditions. The issues identified in this study ranged from lack of inter-sector collaboration to operational issues of mosquito control efforts. A lack of sustainable funding for mosquito control was a common problem for most sites. Many unique problems were also identified, which included lack of mosquito surveillance, lack of law enforcement, and negative consequences of human behavior. Identifying common virtues and shortcomings of mosquito control operations is useful in identifying “best practices” for mosquito control operations, thus leading to better control of mosquito biting and mosquito-borne disease transmission.

Keywords

Costa Rica; Egypt; Israel; Kenya; Metropolitan areas; Mosquito-borne disease; Mosquito control programs; Mosquitoes — Control — Evaluation; Mosquitoes as carriers of disease; SWOT analysis; Trinidad; Urban ecology (Sociology); Urban environment

Disciplines

Environmental Policy | Environmental Sciences | Health Policy | Medicine and Health | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation

Language

English

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Publisher Citation

Daniel E. Impoinvil, Sajjad Ahmad, Adriana Troyo, Joseph Keating, Andrew K. Githeko, Charles M. Mbogo, Lydiah Kibe, John I. Githure, Adel M. Gad, Ali N. Hassan, Laor Orshan, Alon Warburg, Olger Calderón-Arguedas, Victoria M. Sánchez-Loría, Rosanna Velit-Suarez, Dave D. Chadee, Robert J. Novak, John C. Beier, Comparison of mosquito control programs in seven urban sites in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas, Health Policy, Volume 83, Issues 2–3, October 2007, Pages 196-212, ISSN 0168-8510, 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.01.009. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851007000309)

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